Expand eye clinic/backfil prosthetics - construction

Added: Aug 14, 2013 2:37 pm THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) FIRMS. VISN 5 Network Contracting anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for Project 512-12-117, Expand Eye Clinic/Backfill Prosthetics - Construction Phase at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, 10 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Contractor will be responsible to provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision necessary to perform all work listed on drawings and specifications to Expand the Eye Clinic/Backfill Prosthetics on the campus of the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Work shall include, but not be limited to: demolition, site work, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, finishes, doors and windows, and fire suppression. All work shall conform to all applicable federal, state, and local codes, standards and be performed in strict compliance with the VA Specifications.

Employee Identification and Security Clearance will be required for all contractor employees. Proper identification will be required (valid citizen ID cards, valid passport, or naturalization papers) to go through the required access for VA Medical Center.

All work is to be completed within approximately 1 year (365 calendar days) after date of receipt of notice to proceed. This includes final inspection and clean-up. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 236220. To be considered a small business under this code the SBA size standard must not exceed $33.5 Million. The construction cost range for the project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The Invitation for Bids will be issued on or about August 29, 2013. All information for this solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. Bidders will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package, drawings, and subsequent amendments, if any. The solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority of Public Law 109-461, 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation will NOT be honored.

Potential bidders MUST register at FedBizOpps www.fedbizopps.gov in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential bidders are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information.

All interested parties shall have current registration and current annual Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov/prtal/public/SAM/ at the time of submission.

All interested parties MUST be certified in the VetBiz Vendor Information Pages at vip.vetbiz.gov as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firm at the time of submission. You may register in VIP at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. SDVOSB firms that submit bids on SDVOSB set-asides that are NOT listed on VIP will be deemed NONRESPONSIVE.





All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record at the time of submission. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the bidder/offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. All Bidders/Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the bidder's/offeror's insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier's letterhead. Self insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines above or submit this information will be deemed NONRESPONSIVE.

The Contracting Officer for this procurement is Sophie L. Spencer, 410-642-2411, ext. 2923, email: Sophie.spencer@va.gov . All interested contractors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. Award of contract will be SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABLITY OF FUNDS.