Y1DB--Design Build Construction for animal research facility to replace bldgs. 47 and 103, Sepulveda VA Medical Center

Project 691-903 - Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 - Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343

In preparation for the end of Government shutdown, we are issuing amendment A0007 to formally request an extension of offers originally requested and submitted on June 16, 2025 for Solicitation 36C10F24R0075. This extension of offer request is limited to the three firms selected in Phase I, Request for Qualification phase. Offers are requested for a minimum of 90 calendar days for Government acceptance. Amendment A0007 includes a current wage determination issued on October 3, 2025. Notices will be released if and when the Government shutdown ends and funding becomes available for contract award.

Solicitation 36C10F24R0075 is hereby amended to respond to Request for Information.

The Period of Performance is in two phases. The design phase is scheduled for 241 Calendar Days after issuance of Notice To Proceed after contract award. The construction phase period duration is 520 Calendar days. The contract period of performance is 761 Calendar days total.Â

PowerPoint Presentation Selected firms shall prepare a PowerPoint presentation of their proposal for submittals. The 30-minute Virtual Presentation will be scheduled for June 17 2025. Presentation will be followed by a 30- minute Q&A session.

Request for Proposal Due date is hereby extended to noon (12PM) PST, June 16, 2025.

NOTE: PROPOSAL WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM THE THREE FIRMS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THIS SOLICITATION. ANY SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE MANAGED BY THE THREE FIRMS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PHASE.

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Construction and

Facilities Management (00CFM3B)

400 Mare Island Way, Suite 100

Vallejo CA 94590

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10F24R0075

01-17-2025

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** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 06-02-2025 4:00 PM PDT

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Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 Sepulveda

Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued as Two-Phase Design-Build procurement (Reference FAR 36.3). Qualifications

received was evaluated in Phase I to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase II. The three offerors

selected that will proceed to Phase II are identified in this amendment. These firms are the ONLY offerors that will

be considered to submit a technical & cost proposal for the purposes and objectives of this two-phase design build

project. Phase II RFP Documents will be issued ONLY to the three offerors determined to be most highly qualified from

Phase I evaluation selection. Sub-Contracting opportunities shall be addressed by each firm as listed herein.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

DESIGN BUILD PHASE II

PROJECT No. 691-903

REPLACE SEISMICALLY DEFICIENT ANIMAL RESEARCH BUILDINGS 47 & 103

SEPULVEDA AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, NORTH HILLS, CALIFORNIA

This solicitation amendment to 36C10F24R0075 is issued to announce the three (3) offerors selected to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) as a result of the Phase I selection process per the Two-Phase Design-Build procurement process (Reference FAR 36.3). Phase II RFP will ONLY be accepted and evaluated from the three (3) offerors listed in no particular order below. The offeror s information provided herein is for exchange of sub-contracting opportunities ONLY and not to be construed as an endorsement by the Government.

Korte Construction Company

Rachel Koehnemann

rachel.koehnemann@korteco.com / korte@korteco.com

5700 Oakland Avenue

Suite 275

St. Louis, MO 63110

314-231-3700

S. J. Amoroso Construction Company, LLC

Roger Schotter, Chief Estimator

socal-bid@sjamoroso.com

275 E. Baker Street

Suite B

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-433-2326

Richard Group, LLC

Ashleigh Trbovic

Ashleigh.trbovic@richardgroup.com

4425 Cass Street

Suite G

San Diego, CA 92109

773-658-6033

36C10F24R0075

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

(a) Bidding materials consisting of drawings, specifications and contract forms will be provided electronically to General (Prime) Contractors/Offerors selected to participate in Phase II of this solicitation. An electronic set of drawings and specifications will be furnished upon request to subcontractors for their use in preparing sub bids for General (Prime) Contractors. Suppliers and subcontractors listed above shall show in their requests the work or equipment for which they intend to prepare sub bids.

(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(c) If the contract will exceed $100,000 (see FAR 28.102-1 for lesser amount), the bidder to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: SEE BLOCK 10 OF SF 1442.

Cost Range: $20,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00.

INFORMATION REGARDING CLAUSES REMOVED AND ADDED TO THIS SOLICITION

Clauses removed from this solicitation are as follows:

52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

52.222-23, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction

52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-27, Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction

52.222-29, Notification of visa denial

Clauses added to this solicitation are as follows:

52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements (AUG 2018) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.222-11, Subcontracts (Labor Standards) (MAY 2014) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.222-12, Contract Termination Debarment (MAY 2014) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 202

NOTE: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.gov.

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Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343

The Project Labor Agreement previously removed as announced in Amendment A0003 of this solicitation is now reinstated in the solicitation due to the rescindment of the Class Deviation to waive the requirements for project labor agreements implemented at FAR subpart 22.5, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, FAR 36.104(c), Policy, FAR 52.222-33, Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, and FAR 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement.

Request for Qualifications are hereby extended to March 3, 2025 at 4PM/PST.

Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to deviate from standard procurement rules to utilize a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on all construction projects. All PLA language and clauses are hereby removed from this procurement process.

Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343

Request for Information is hereby extended to Feb 24, 2025 at 4PM/PST.

This solicitation is amended to provide responses to the attached Request for Information. RFQ due date is extended
to Feb 17, 2025/at 4PM/PST. All other provisions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, is soliciting for Phase I, Request for Qualification (RFQ) and subsequently awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the construction of a new animal research facility to replace seismically deficient buildings 47 and 103 at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343. This is a Design-Build project for the design and construction of a new 7,500 GSF facility that will be an addition to the existing building 7. The Design-Build Team shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design-build services necessary to complete a final project design along with complete physical construction necessary to deliver a new Animal Research Facility Annex and demolition of the current Animal Research Building 47 and 103.

Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103 This solicitation is issued as a Two-Phase Design-Build procurement (Reference FAR 36.3).

RFQ submittals will be evaluated in Phase I to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase II. A maximum of three (3) offerors will proceed to Phase II unless the contracting officer determines that a number greater than three (3) is in the Government s interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of this two-phase design build project. Phase II- RFP will be issued only to those successful offerors determined to be most highly qualified from Phase I evaluation result. One firm fixed price contract will be awarded using competitive negotiation with a duration of 546 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

This is an unrestricted acquisition utilizing NAICS Code 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The magnitude for this Design-Build construction project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000.

SEE INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS FOR PHASE I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION SECTION A3

Request for Information Due Date: 4PM/PST - 1-31-2025 RFQ Due Date: 4PM/PST - 2-14-2025

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, is soliciting for Phase I, Request for Qualification (RFQ) and subsequently awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the construction of a new animal research facility to replace seismically deficient buildings 47 and 103 at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, California 91343. This is a Design-Build project for the design and construction of a new 7,500 GSF facility that will be an addition to the existing building 7. The Design-Build Team shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design-build services necessary to complete a final project design along with complete physical construction necessary to deliver a new Animal Research Facility Annex and demolition of the current Animal Research Building 47 and 103.Â

Project 691-903 Design Build Services - Replace Seismically Deficient Animal Research Buildings 47 and 103

This solicitation is issued as a Two-Phase Design-Build procurement (Reference FAR 36.3). RFQ submittals will be evaluated in Phase I to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase II. A maximum of three (3) offerors will proceed to Phase II unless the contracting officer determines that a number greater than three (3) is in the Government s interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of this two-phase design build project. Phase II- RFP will be issued only to those successful offerors determined to be most highly qualified from Phase I evaluation result. One firm fixed price contract will be awarded using competitive negotiation with a duration of 546 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

This is an unrestricted acquisition utilizing NAICS Code 236220 with a size standard of $45 million.

The magnitude for this Design-Build construction project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000.

SEE INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS FOR PHASE I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION SECTION A3

Request for Information Due Date: 4PM/PST - 1-31-2025

RFQ Due Date: 4PM/PST - 2-14-2025