Upgrade Fire Radio System 539-17-201

The Veterans Administration Cincinnati VAMC, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, intends to release an Invitation For Bid (IFB) 36C250-19-B-0050 for Project #539-17-201 entitled Upgrade Fire Radio System on or about 14 August 2019. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov).

All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority under Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127) and is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The SDVOSB must be small under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and www.sam.gov, to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to award date. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award.

An offeror s mailing list will not be maintained, interested offerors should register in the interested vendors section of this notice. Offeror must be able to provide Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate prior to award of a Construction Contract, must have at a minimum certification of not more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past three years, and a current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. Details on obtaining and submitting this information will be in the solicitation package.

Project magnitude is between $500,000 - $1,000,000. The NAICS code is 236220 and the business size standard is $36.5 million.

Duration of the project shall not exceed 185 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

BONDS in form of Offer, Payment and Performance will be required