612-18-1-6056-0010 | NRM 612A4-17-114 for FY18 | VA261-17-AP-13877 | Fire Alarm System Replacement for Building 700 at Mather

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

No Solicitation is currently available.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths), and the small business size standard is $20.5M. Project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See Internet Site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM.

Description of Services

Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and

removal of existing structures, fire alarm devices, etc. and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the replacement of the entire fire alarm system in Building 700, Building 701,

and Building 702, VA Mather Division, Mather, California. A brief description of project scope and its locations as follows:



BUILDING 700, BUILDING 702 MECHANICAL ENERGY CENTER and

BUILDING 701 ELECTRICAL ENERGY CENTER Remove and replace

existing fire alarm system throughout the entire building. New system shall

include fire alarm equipment, devices, modules, raceways, cables, pull boxes,

and other necessary materials and equipment as shown on drawings and as

required for a complete and operational fire alarm system. The work shall also

include patch work as required for the removal and installation of the fire alarm

system. All patch work shall match existing work in materials, construction, fire

resistive rating, color and finish.

The proposed fire alarm system is to be compatible with the base campus fire

alarm system as manufactured by Secutron . No substitution is allowed. The

Contractor is responsible to ensure that the completed fire alarm replacement

system is compatible and operational at the completion of the project.

The total period of performance shall be 365 calendar days.



The Government requests that interested parties provide the following capability information to the Contract Specialist, William W Hall Jr by e mail at: william.hall6@va.gov by close of business January 4, 2018:

(a) Business Size (Large/Small)

(b) Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.)

(c) SAM record

(d) DUNS number

(e)  Ability and experience in managing projects between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Include general information and technical background describing your firm's experience on contracts requiring similar efforts to meet the program objectives.

(f) Bonding Capability; per contract and aggregate. Provide amount of aggregate bonding currently available (i.e. amount not committed).

(g) Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any)

(h) List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar is scope and size, including SF of project

(i) Average price per square foot for each project identified under paragraph (h) above, using the total modified value of the contract

Interested parties shall not submit more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages.

The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.

This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement.