Ground Floor Phase 2B at VAMC Manhattan Campus New York

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, has a requirement to reinforce and protect the ground floor of Buildings 1 and 6 from future flooding events. Ground Floor Phases 2B Base Bid scope includes approximately 62,000 square feet on the Ground Floor of Buildings 1 and 6 which shall be renovated and/or restored for a Staff Center, Offices, Engineering, Pharmacy Cache, Corridors, and Mechanical Space, and the electrical, air conditioning and fire suppression systems in Building 2 will be upgraded. Option 1 is for a Regional DVA Simulation Center, and Option 2 is for an Auditorium and Conference Center. This procurement is being advertised as full and open/unrestricted and is to be competed as Solicitation Number VA101-15-R-0062. The estimated cost for this project is $20,000,000-$50,000,000. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 236220 and the small business size standard is $36.5 Million. The approximate Construction Duration will be 425 calendar days after the issuance of the notice to proceed.



The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, transportation, supervision, supplies and tools necessary to complete the work.



NOTICE TO PRIME (GENERAL) CONTRACTORS: The Prime Contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov at the time of submission of its offer.



SOLICITATION and AMENDMENTS: Prospective Offerors must obtain copies of solicitation documents from FedBizOpps, which will be available on or about February 24, 2015. By registering at FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) the Offerors will have access to downloading plans, specifications and amendments, which will be available only in Adobe PDF electronic format. The Offerors must be registered in SAM and have a DUNS Number to download documents. By registering for the Register to Receive Notification list at http://www.fbo.gov, you will be notified by e-Mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Request for Proposal will be issued on or about February 24, 2015.



PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: A Pre-Proposal conference will be held at a day and time to be determined. A site visit will be conducted immediately following the Pre-Proposal conference.



There will be no public bid opening. All Offerors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide both 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. In addition, the Offerors will be required to submit a bid guarantee (Bid Bond) with their proposal. The proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the Trade Off method per FAR Part 15. Offerors are advised award may be made without discussion.



If you have any questions, please contact Angeleque Batkins at angeleque.batkins@va.gov. In the subject line of any e-mail sent, identify: PHASE 2B VA101-15-R-0062.