WEST TEXAS VAHCS - BIG SPRING Emergency Equipment Awnings/ Carports

Pre-Solicitation Notice



The West Texas VA Healthcare System anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract for the Big Spring VA to Construct three steel awnings/carports. The project is located at the Big Spring Texas, VA Medical Center 300 Veterans Blvd., Big Spring, TX 79720.



Statement of Work



The West Texas VA Healthcare System is seeking a firm to construct pole-and-purlin system commercial carports at three different sites at the VA Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas, which include: Site#1- West side of the Emergency Management (EM) building on the hill; Site #2- Behind the Engineering Warehouse (Building #78); Site #3- Behind Buildings #2. Work will consist of installing metal/steel awnings, leveling/grading ground, laying gravel/caliche base and recycled asphalt for sites #1 & #2.



This Project involves, but not limited to the following:



The steel awnings/carports shall be constructed of all-weather commercial metal that meets or exceeds area building design codes. The carports shall be custom designed to fit needs. Site #1-EM building steel awning/carport shall include partial walls at a minimum of 48 x 8 on South side and 40 x 8 H on West side. Site #2- The Warehouse Building #78 steel awning/carport, shall include partial walls that are a minimum of 20 x 8 side on the North side and a 20 x 8 side on South side of carport. All posts and purlin shall be galvanized and integrate with current white/gray trim buildings (Color will be selected by WTVAHCS).



The WTVAHCS shall provide drawings defining construction sites. The vendor shall level and prepare sites #1 & #2 for installation of recycled asphalt as parking base and steel awning/carport. The vendor shall provide all materials and install three carports.



The period of performance is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP)



The method of procurement shall be Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with Part 14 of the FAR, with an estimated solicitation release date of on or about July 13, 2017 and a quote due date on or about August 14, 2017. The VA reserves the right to use only Federal Business Opportunities/FedBizOpps (FBO) website www.fbo.gov via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this requirement and to post the subsequent IFB solicitation. It is the contractor s responsibility to view the FBO website daily for any amendments to this requirement and to obtain the IFB.



This procurement is a competitive offer and the solicitation will be advertised as 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veterans Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), under Public Law 109-461 (38 USC 8127), offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The NAICS Code is 332311, with a business size standard of 750 employees.



Probable Cost Range: Between $100,000 and $250,000.