Project Number 640-14-123P VA Palo Alto Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Renovation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 will be issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for renovation of Building 7, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) facility, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), Palo Alto Division, 3801 Miranda Avenue., Palo Alto, CA 94304-1290.



Contractor shall renovate SCI facility located within Building 7 in preparation of Building 7, Wing E, demolition (to be performed under a separate contract). Scope of this project is to relocate displaced functions of Wing 7E and provide specific upgrades within remaining portions of Building 7. Relocated functions to include Inpatient Patient Therapy spaces, Home Care Services, Offices, Storage, Home Environment Learning Apartment, Bone Density Lab, Exercise Physiology Lab, and Conference Room. New program spaces to include new Conference Room, new Reheat Kitchen, new Flex Offices, and new Outpatient Therapy Gym. Scope also to include upgrade and rehabilitation of existing utilities, including electrical, mechanical, fire alarm, nurse call, and fire suppression systems. Renovated program areas is approx. 17,000 square feet.



Period of Performance is 365 days from issuance of Notice to Proceed.



The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be available at www.fbo.gov. Amendments to solicitation will also be posted on this website. All parties must obtain solicitation documents and amendments to solicitation through FBO. Hard copies will not be mailed. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to continually check www.fbo.gov for all notices, amendments, postponements, etc., regarding this solicitation. The Government will not be responsible for any notification not sent or received by the bidder regarding the solicitation.



The contract will be awarded in accordance with procedures specified in solicitation. Solicitation will be issued as an IFB conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 14 Sealed Bidding. All responsible SDVOSB sources who are verified in VA s VIP Vendor Information Pages (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Default.aspx) may submit a bid, which shall be considered.



This procurement is for a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with small business size standard of $36.5 Million.



The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000.000.



In accordance with FAR 5.203, this notice is being published at least fifteen days before issuance of solicitation.



Solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or after August 15th, 2017. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of this solicitation will be limited to electronic medium.