Upgrade St. Petersburg Chiller plant with 2 modular magnetic bearing chillers.

GENERAL: This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation; accordingly, no response is due at this time, nor will any questions of a technical or contractual nature be answered. Those questions will only be answered via an amendment to the solicitation once it is issued.

The Veterans Benefits Administration anticipates issuing a solicitation for the following project.

PROJECT TITLE: To construct and fully integrate a Magnetic Bearing Modular Chiller Plant.

PROJECT SCOPE: The work of this project is primarily to provide and install a Modular Chiller Plant (MCP) consisting of two 400Ton magnetic bearing compressors supported by an architecturally designed cooling tower resembling a rock waterfall located approximately 200' away from the chiller plant.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: St. Petersburg VA Regional Office, 9500 Bay Pines BLVD., St. Petersburg Florida.

The solicitation number is VA101V-16-R-0288. Specific instructions on submitting offers will be contained in the solicitation documents. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about 01 June 2016, with offers due at least 30 days later. The entire solicitation package, including all attachments, will be available electronically at www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: In accordance with Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) 836.204, the project magnitude is estimated to be between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

PROCUREMENT TYPE: The Government anticipates negotiating and awarding a single firm-fixed price contract to meet this requirement. The Government will determine the best value by utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process in accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR Part 15.

SET-ASIDE: This acquisition has been set-aside for Total Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not Total Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business concerns will be considered nonresponsive and shall be rejected.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 238220 and the small business size standard is $15 MIL.

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: The project timeline is expected to be approximately 90 calendar days following the issuance of the notice-to-proceed.

SITE VISIT: It is anticipated that a Site Visit will be held. Specific details regarding the site visit will be provided in the solicitation.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: Offerors shall be required to have a DUNS number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Offerors will be required to complete Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM website.

POINT OF CONTACT: Scott Russell, Contract Specialist, Scott.Russell@VA.gov , 336-251-0633. Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs,

Veterans Benefits Administration,

Office of Acquisitions

1800 G. Street, N.W

Washington, DC 2006



Information contained in this announcement is subject to change