Y1DZ--636-810, Replace Building for Storage AE (VA-24-00087437)

SYNOPSIS:

36C77624Q0263

INTRODUCTION:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the design and construction services for the Storage Building Replacement at the Iowa City VA Health Care System located at 601 Highway 6W, Iowa City, IA 52246.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The goal of this project is to replace the existing storage building. The new building is to be adequately sized based on budget constraints and existing footprint.

The project scope of work includes but is not limited to, providing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and design-build services necessary for following scope:

The scope of work for this project shall include but not be limited to the design and construction services for project 636-810, Replace Building for Storage for the Iowa City VA Health Care System. This project will remove the current Building 19, which was a temporary boiler building placed in 1976. This project will replace the old building (560 sf) with a new storage facility of a larger footprint and upper level (2000sf). The old building will be removed, the foundation repaired, and a new building will be built. The new building must include temperature/humidity control monitoring and controls for long-term storage of PPE, clean supplies, pandemic essentials, and IT equipment. This project also removes a vestibule from adjacent Building 1 and requires repair to the face of Building 1.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:

The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-build approach in FAR Part 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). This project is planned for advertising in the summer of 2024. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 270 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice of Award. However, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information:

Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email.

Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.).

Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project.

Section 4: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction listed above.

Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio-economic set-aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response:

No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) years that are of comparable magnitude, size (sf), complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates.

Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work.

Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided.

It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than eight (8) single sided pages, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 5MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Please also include a cover page, which includes, at a minimum: the company s name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, Unique Entity Identifier (if available), socio-economic status, point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to both of the points of contact listed below by July 3rd 2024 at 5:00 PM ET. No phone calls will be accepted.

The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business.

At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Contracting Office Address:

VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC)

6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 490

Independence, OH 44131

Points of Contact:

Skye Budney

Contract Specialist

Skye.Budney@va.gov

Jennifer Braaten

Contracting Officer

Jennifer.Braaten@va.gov