Reno Pre-planning (Skelly/Johnson)

Added: May 18, 2017 12:34 pm PRE-solicitation Notice

100% SDVOSB SET ASIDE



This is a PRE-solicitation notice that the Veterans Health Administration intends to solicit offers to provide activation pre-planning services for the activation of Buildings 1 and 100 at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Main Campus located in Reno, Nevada. Please reference the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for specific project information and requirements.

This requirement will be set-aside 100% for service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). To be eligible for an SDVOSB set aside under VA s Veterans First Contracting Program, SDVOSBs must 1) be verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as SDVOSB (see https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ for details), and 2) meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541614.

The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on www.fbo.gov for download on or about June 6, 2017. Potential offerors are advised that there may be truncated response time on the solicitation that will follow this pre-solicitation. Anticipated closing date of the solicitation will be June 16, 2017. Solicitation posting and closing dates are subject to change as necessary and amendments will be issued as accordingly.

Technical Questions. Potential offerors are encouraged to submit questions regarding the project s requirements as of the date of the posting this pre-solicitation notice through a date that will be identified in the solicitation. All questions must be submitted electronically to Erica.Skelly@va.gov and Sandra.Johnson3@va.gov. It is anticipated the question and answer period will end one week after the solicitation posting date. Potential offerors are encouraged to review that attached PWS and exhibits and submit their questions as early as possible. It is anticipated that the PWS is substantially finalized as posted (see NOTE below). However, changes may be made as a result of the questions posed by potential offerors.

The government intends to conduct trade-offs to determine best value for this award. Evaluation criteria will be based on the following listed in order of importance:

Technical (to be announced at the time of solicitation posting or sooner as an amendment to this pre-solicitation notice if possible)

Past Performance

Price

When combined, technical and past performance criteria are significantly more important than price.

Any questions for this PRE-solicitation should be sent via E-mail to Erica.Skelly@va.gov and Sandra.Johnson3@va.gov. No telephone requests/questions will be accepted. This PRE-solicitation notice does not constitute a request for proposals.

NOTE: It is anticipated that the Government will provide work space for contractor personnel in a temporary modular that will also house facility activation staff throughout the duration of the pre-planning effort. However, the modular may not be in place at the start of the period of performance for this effort. As such, the contractor may be required to provide its own workspace for the first 1-3 months of performance.