FY24: VISN 8 Construction MATOC Sources Sought

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, this sources sought is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Although "proposal" and/or "Offeror" may be used in this notice, any response will be treated as information only.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY AND INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING TIERED EVALUATIONS. This is not a request for proposal. This market research is being conducted to determine the availability and adequacy of potential, verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) interests prior to determining the method of procurement for the Construction Multiple Award Task Order Contract  (MATOC)  for the VISN 8 Network Contracting Office (NCO) servicing the Florida/South Georgia and San Juan regions:

• North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
• Orlando VA Medical Center
• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital Primary Care Annex
• C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
• Miami VA Healthcare System
• West Palm Beach VAMC
• VA Caribbean Healthcare System

For the future solicitation, VISN 8 may utilize evaluation procedures for Cascading, Tiered Evaluations to Small Business firms, depending on the amount of interested responses received from SDVOSB and VOSB firms for this Sources Sought Notice.

Small Business Concerns are reminded of Title 13 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 125.6 and FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.  In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

This will be a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a duration of five (5) years. Up to Twenty (20) IDIQ contracts could be awarded to compete for each new task order requirement. Typical task orders will consist of providing all, labor, tools, equipment, materials, and supervision needed to provide construction services including renovations/alterations and new construction of hospital space. Significant sub-contracting opportunities can be expected to include a variety of trades including roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, roadwork, paving, painting, masonry, fencing, demolition, abatement, and excavation. The NAICS for this acquisition is 236220, with a size standard of $45 Million. However, individual task orders may utilize other NAICS Codes under the Subsector 237—Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and Subsector 238—Specialty Trade Contractors. The maximum task order amount issued under this MATOC will be $20 Million. The MATOC awards are projected to have a combined total value of $1.4B. Task orders will be issued against the established MATOC awards for individual projects per geographic zone:

North – North Florida/South Georgia/Orlando

West – Tampa/Bay Pines

East – West Palm Beach/Miami

South – San Juan

If this is a service your company can provide and are interested in, please respond to this Sources Sought by Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM (Eastern). All responding contractors must specify which specific geographic zones, or indicate if all, that your firm will be willing to perform Task Order work. Late responses will not be accepted.

Responses should include the following: (1) Company Name and Address; (2) Point of Contact -Name and Telephone #; (3) DUNS #; (4) Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) verification (no large businesses); (5) Verify company's ability to provide bonding up to maximum task order amount. Sources Sought is issued for market research purposes in accordance with FAR Part 10 and FAR Subpart 5.2 for Tiered Evaluations. No solicitation is being issued at this time. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis. The actual solicitation for the VISN 8 Construction MATOC IDIQ is targeted to be issued in Fiscal Year (FY) 24.  When responding, annotate in the email subject line the notice number and title, “36C24824Q0429, VISN 8 MATOC”. All interested firms are encouraged to reply by email to Amber Milton at amber.milton@va.gov and CC Broderick Wimbush broderick.wimbush@va.gov .

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.  All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.  IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.