Y1DA--VISN 8 MATOC - caribbean

INTRODUCTION:

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Construction Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for VISN 8 for Caribbean VA Healthcare System (VAHCS). This IDIQ MATOC will cover major medical facilities and other various related off-site VA medical facilities in the Puerto Rico (PR) and Virgin Island (VI) regions. (IDIQ MATOC Caribbean). The main VISN 8 Caribbean VAHCS facilities covered under this MATOC are:

Arecibo VA Clinic, PR

Ceiba VA Clinic, PR

Comerio VA Clinic, PR

Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, PR

Guayama VA Clinic, PR

Mayaguez VA Clinic, PR

Saint Croix VA Clinic, VI

Saint Thomas VA Clinic, VI

San Juan VA Medical Center, PR

Utuado VA Clinic, PR

Vieques VA Clinic, PR

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

General project descriptions and specifications shall be derived from the terms and conditions of each individual Task Order (TO) that is issued to execute a construction project. The MATOC will cover all construction projects. The work may consist of multiple disciplines of construction, and may include but not be limited to the following categories of work: construction, repair and alteration of facilities, interior and exterior renovations, heating and air-conditioning, HVAC controls, plumbing, fire suppression, interior and exterior electrical and lighting, fire and intrusion alarms, communications, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, painting, storm drainage, limited environmental remediation, concrete and asphalt paving, demolition of facilities, construction of new facilities, construction of new usable square footage, and other construction-related work.

TOs may have any of the following PSCs:

Y1DA Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries

Y1DB Construction of Laboratories and Clinics

Y1DZ Construction of Other Hospital Buildings

Y1LZ Construction of Parking Facilities

Z1DA Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries

Z1DB Maintenance of Laboratories and Clinics

Z1LZ Maintenance of Parking Facilities

Z1DZ Maintenance of Other Hospital Buildings

Z2DA Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries

Z2DB Repair or Alteration of Laboratories and Clinics

Z2DZ Repair or Alteration of Other Hospital Buildings

Z2LZ Repair or Alteration of Parking Facilities

SPECIAL CONTRACTING CONSIDERATIONS:

The prevailing Wage Determination for Puerto Rico is not applicable for this contract. The Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), formerly known as Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) does not apply to federal construction contracts in Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or other territories. However, some related Acts which provide federal assistance to local Government bodies in these territories do require the payment of prevailing wage rates.

Federal Highway Administration grants to states for the reconstruction of roads and bridges under the Federal Aid to Highways Act.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development financing for the construction of low-income residences on housing authority projects through FHA mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act.

Department of Education ESSER grants for construction of schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program grants funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Daylight Savings Time:Â No Daylight-Saving time is observed in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Christmas Bonus Law: Puerto Rico Christmas Bonus Law No. 148 of June 30, 1969, as amended, is applicable to all businesses working in Puerto Rico.

Payment of Municipality Taxes in Puerto Rico: The Contractors shall be responsible for all Municipality Taxes also known as Arbitrios Municipales and patents for all construction projects, when a proposal is submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Puerto Rico. Each Contractor shall make an assessment with the Centro de Recaudaciones e Ingresos Municipales known as CRIM from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Contractors shall be responsible to find out the applicable municipality construction taxes and patents where the construction project will be performed with each local Government offices (i.e. San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez, etc.). If the Contractor fails to include the applicable municipality construction taxes and patents with their proposed cost/price proposal, the Contractor will be solely responsible for the omitted cost/price.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15, 16, and 36 and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The solicitation will be issued around May 2025. The ordering period of the IDIQ MATOC will be five years. Each task order will have its own period of performance established.

The minimum guarantee is $1,000.00. The minimum guarantee will be satisfied with the award of Task Order 1, which will be awarded simultaneously with the PCAC VISN 8 Construction IDIQ Caribbean contract. The first task order for all awardees will be a mobilization/kick-off meeting.

The maximum overall contract value for the life of this IDIQ MATOC is $700,000,000. The maximum of $700,000,000 applies collectively to all awarded IDIQs, and all IDIQ holders will share in the $700,000,000 maximum contract value.

The VAAR magnitude of construction for each TO will be between $1,000 and $50,000,000.

FAR requires that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://sam.gov/ and enter all mandatory information into the system. Offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted and at award in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements (see FAR 52.204-7).

All SDVOSBs must be listed as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). Offerors must be certified in the SBA VetCert database Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) at the time of proposal submission and at the time of award.

This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to jacquelyn.wise@va.gov AND katherine.gibney@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

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