36C25021B0052 - Project No. 515-20-101 - Renovate Common Areas

This is a Pre-Solicitation announcement to inform potential offerors of the Department of Veterans Affairs intent to advertise for bids the project entitled ‘Renovate Common Areas – Various Buildings – Project No. 515-20-101 to be accomplished at the Battle Creek Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) located in Battle Creek, MI.  An Invitation for Bid (IFB) is planned to be issued on or about Jun 15, 2021.

The project’s general scope of work is to furnish all tools, equipment, material, permits, labor, supervision, and all other necessary resources to accomplish the following work: The project will improve conditions in several of the dated outpatient care buildings. Work to include replacement of worn ceilings, flooring and wall coverings in these heavy traffic Veteran centric areas. Existing doors and frames will be replaced with energy efficient units and will also receive new hardware with integrated security features. Additionally, they will receive improved handrails to assist the aging veteran population and wayfinding will be improved through new signage. Buildings included are 2 (all floors), 6 (entry way), 8 (all floors), 9 (all floors),10 (first floor),11 (first floor), 12 (all floors). An additional safety concern will be addressed through entrance vestibules at buildings 5, 6, 13, 14 and 82 as it will eliminate the concern with falling ice.

The period of performance for the project is Three Hundred Eighty (380) calendar days.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size standard of $39.5 million. Magnitude of cost for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 120 days from bid opening date.

This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Only offers from -verified SDVOSBs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (https://vetbiz.va.gov) at the time of proposal submission will be evaluated are eligible for consideration.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation via Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the VA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various bid documents, specifications, forms, and drawings will be available for download from the Contract Opportunities website located at https://beta.sam.gov on or about Jun 15, 2021. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid due date, will be available in the solicitation. Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents.

A bidders list is not maintained. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all bid documents and acknowledging any amendments and should monitor the Contract Opportunities website for any changes to this announcement or pending solicitation. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov and shall be verified in the Vendor Information Pages located at https://vetbiz.va.gov prior to submitting an offer. The eventual potential awardee shall also have on file a current VETS4212 report filed at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 (if applicable) and a current registration with the System for Award Management website located at https://beta.sam.gov .

Address all questions in writing to Contract Specialist William Krienke via email at william.krienke@va.gov . No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered.

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