Repair Roads, Catch Basins and Other Underground Structures Project 610-11-114

This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern Indiana Healthcare System, VA Medical Center, Marion, IN. An Invitation for Bid will be issued on this Federal Business Opportunities website on or about June 20, 2016 for construction project 610-11-114, Repair Roads, Catch Basins and Other Underground Structures at the Marion VA Medical Center, 1700 E. 38th St., Marion, IN 46953. This announcement is a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The VA is seeking a qualified Contractor to furnish all tools, equipment, material, permits, labor, and supervision necessary to accomplish the work as provided in the Contract documents, Plans, and Specifications, summary of which is provided below:



Replace and install new catch basins and water main valve boxes where specified. This shall include demolition of existing, removal of rubble, installing pre-cast concrete catch basins with heavy duty inlet grates, installing reinforcement bar and concrete, and finishing of concrete. Project also includes earth moving, grading, surveying, installing storm sewer utility lines, soil compaction in preparation of new pavement, installing sub-base and installing new asphalt and/or concrete pavement as specified, signage and line stripping.

All work shall be completed 150 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Prior to commencing work, the contractor receiving award shall provide proof that an OSHA certified “competent person†(CP) (29 CFR 1926.20 (b)(2) with 30 hour OSHA certification will maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present. All employees of general contractor or subcontractors on site shall have the 10 hour OSHA certified Construction Safety course.



This construction project is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238990, Specialty Trade Construction and small business size standard $15 million applies. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, disclosure of the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract in September 2016. 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 on http://www.fbo.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 only be available for download at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov ), with a due date to be specified in the Solicitation. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid opening date, will be available in the solicitation. No other site shall be used to obtain these documents.



A Bidder's List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Bidder's responsibility to register at the FedBizOpps website. Bidders are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL bid documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the VA. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications and shall be registered in the System for Award Management database at http://www.sam.gov shall be verified in the Vetbiz Registry Information Pages at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ prior to submitting an offer, and shall have completed the VETS 4212 report at https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm (if applicable).



Address ALL questions in WRITING to the issuing office via email to aaron.lacy@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc is available until issuance of the solicitation.