Install modular facility

This pre-solicitation notice is hereby modified to inform all interested contractors that this requirement is a 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concern under the authority of 38 U.S.C. Section 8127 (d).

In order to be considered for award, the interested party must be listed and viewable in the Vendor Information Pages located at www.vetbiz.gov at the time of offer submission and prior to award. The Center for Veterans Enterprises is the responsible agency for verifying SDVOSB and VOSB status among veteran contractors.

If you are not an SDVOSB concern, your offer will not be considered, nor will you be an interested party as it pertains to solicitation #VA249-14-R-0119.

This pre-solicitation notice is further modified to correct the issuance of the solicitation. The solicitation will be available for download on or before April 30, 2014. An organized site visit will be held on Thursday May 15, 2014, at 11:00am ET. Participants will meet in Building #4, Engineering Conference Room on the medical center campus.

Last day to submit questions regarding this requirement is Monday May 19, 2014.

The response date to submit an offer for this requirement is May 30, 2014. Final award will be made on or before June 30, 2014.

The Robley Rex VA Medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky has a requirement for a contractor to provide all services, planning, labor, equipment, materials and professional supervision to install a modular facility not to exceed 1000 square feet on the medical center campus located at 800 Zorn Avenue.

The contractor shall provide a modular facility that is a complete and usable system ready for operations at the conclusion of the project. The modular building shall be less than 1000 square feet, have four (4) Tele Health rooms of approximately 60 square feet each, one (1) class room, two (2) uni-sex restrooms, one (1) housekeeping closet, (one) electric closet and one (1) communications closet. The classroom shall have a space for a staff break area with space for a refrigerator and microwave. Interior wall construction shall use sound proofing construction to restrict sound transference between rooms. The building shall contain a minimum of two (2) entrance/exit doors. The modular facility exterior shall complement existing facility structures in style and exterior finishes. The modular facility shall be compliant with the Department of Veterans Affairs Barrier Free accessibility. The work shall include all building systems and controls necessary for appropriate use. The work shall include all finishes appropriate to a health care environment.

Some preliminary planning in establishing the final footprint and floorplan for the work required, and as such the work will include the preparation of complete drawings in AutoCAD 2012 or other format upon agreement with the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. Specifications are to be in 2004 Master Construction Specification Format per the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (DVA-CFM) guidelines. The work needs to include all disciplines necessary for the completion of the project in accordance with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (DVA-CFM) guidelines and specifications (available via website: http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/spec.asp) . The work shall conform to current DVA-CFM standards and provide adequate facilities for employees. The floor plan shall incorporate the principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency per DVA-CFM guidelines. The floor plan shall also incorporate Plane Tree patient centric design principles.

At final submission, deliver the original Construction Documents to the Contracting Officer Technical Representative after all previous review comments are incorporated and the Construction Documents have been approved. The Construction Document drawings shall bear the seal of the Registered Architect and Professional Engineer responsible for the design.

The performance period for this project is 180 Calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed. 60 Days will be allocated for the Planning Design Period and 120 Days for the Construction Period services, for a total of 180 Calendar Days.

NAICS code 238990 is applicable to this requirement. The small business size standard is $14M.

The construction cost range is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available for download on or before June 30, 2014. Questions regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing only to Joseph.Cowan@va.gov.

Should you be unable to reach Mr. Cowan, please contact Ms. Roxie Ann Keese at Roxie.Keese@va.gov.

NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.