Construct Security / Fire Alarm System / NRM Project #805-NRM16-05 / For Calverton National Cemetery / Technical POC is Mr. Mike Carcanague. "SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FY-2016 FUNDS"

The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. VA786-16-R-0083 for the following services at the Calverton National Cemetery is located at 210 Princeton Blvd, Calverton, NY 11933.



Please review the solicitation before arriving at the site visit.



Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, material and supervision necessary to perform a site visit, and subsequent construction work for the installation of security and fire alarm systems at the Calverton National Cemetery.



The Magnitude of Construction: Between $100,000 and $250,000.

A bid guarantee is not required.

Performance and payment bonds are required.



Work shall be performed in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, specifications, schedules and drawings. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements, conditions, terms and representations contained in this solicitation and any pertinent Federal and OSHA Occupational and Safety regulations.



There will be one organized site visit, please see solicitation for further information.

Meet COR at the Calverton Administration Building. If you are planning to conduct a site visit/inspection not during the scheduled site visit you must contact the COR to make arrangements. However, no one will be available for a tour or to answer any questions. All questions before and after the site visit shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Officer (CO) at Katherine.Iacovelli@va.gov.



Bidders are urged and expected to inspect the site where work is to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award.



Proposals will be evaluated and award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror with the best value for the Government. Factors that will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability are technical method, past performance, risk and price. Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors. Price will be evaluated on the basis of its realism and acceptability to the Government.



This procurement will be set aside using a Cascading Set-Aside Procedure. The Government will award at the highest possible tier. The tiers will be as follows:



1st tier- SDVOSB

2nd tier- VOSB

3rd tier- All small businesses



Further information regarding this procedure is contained within the solicitation.



The NAICS Code is 561621. Size standard is $20.5 Million. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov on or about January 20, 2016



Responses to the solicitation are due by noon Eastern Time on 2/17/2016.



Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments.



Information shall be submitted in the manner requested in FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS. Failure to submit all documentation required as required so may result in your submission being determined non-responsive and removed from further consideration.