Construction - Research and VMU Building

Added: Apr 06, 2015 5:42 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) is seeking small business general construction firms for the construction of a Research and Vivarium Medical Unit (VMU) Building at the VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems, Palo Alto, CA. the general construction firms must be classified under one or more of the following small business programs: (1) Service Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB); (3) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); (4) Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB); (5) Section 8(a) and /or (6) HubZone. The estimated price of this project is between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000. Interested general construction firms must be firms with an approved NAICS Code 236220. The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5Million. A bid bond as well as payment and performance bonds shall be required.

The Research and VMU Building at VA Palo Alto Health Care System project will consist of the new construction of a Research VMU Building with an approximately 95,000 GSF, 2-story building with a below grade Vivarium floor, Interstitial floor, and a loading dock. Work includes associated site utilities, site demolition, landscape and hardscape as described in the documents.

A single prime contractor is being sought. Due to the ongoing construction activities at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center, there are many general contractors at the site and off-site parking and shuttle services are required for medical center staff due to the lack of parking spaces at the facility.

At this time, NO solicitation exists, therefore, do NOT request a solicitation. Only small bondable business contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought. Responses should include the following information: 1. Company Name; 2. Address; 3. Point of contact; 4. Phone number and email address; 5. Business size determination and qualifying small business status; 6. Certification of Small business status and DUNS Number; 7. Available bonding capacity surety letter; 8. Provide construction experience of similar projects in size and complexity. Please provide your email responses to susan.lam@va.gov addressing all the above items no later than 4:00 pm (PST) on April 15, 2015. Small business concerns failing to respond to this ad will not be precluded from responding to the solicitation.

NOTE: This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue an RFP for this project.

NOTE: If this project is solicited as full and open competition and in order to mitigate adverse effects to the small business community, prospective large prime contractors will be required to submit a small business subcontracting plan as part of their bids. The ability to meet and exceed small business goals will be incorporated into the source selection criteria and weighted at a high level of importance. In addition, prospective large prime contractors will be encouraged to enter into small business teaming agreements.

Attachment: PLA Questionnaire