Y1DZ--Boiler Plant west Los Angeles

Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for small business firm and firms that are classified under one or more of the following:

SBA programs:

SDVOSB, and/or VOSB,

8(a),

HUBZone,

SDB,

WOSB, and small business.

The firm must be a Construction Contractor with an approved NAICS Code 236220, Small Business Size Standard of $45 million.

This project is an upgrade by replacement (Seismic and Physical Security Compliance) of a Boiler plant on the South Campus of the West Los Angele VA Medical Center. This project consists of approximately 11,957 BGSF two story facility, including boilers, supporting mechanical equipment, plant operations room, storage, and administrative office serving the boiler demands for the south and administration office north campuses. To the west of the structure is an adjoining service yard with low CMU enclosure and ornamental metal fence. This provides a protected access to four (4) fuel oil tanks enclosed in concrete vaults located below the yard and incidental parking for service vehicles. Underground services include a utility tunnel stub-out, to allow a future connection to the future Critical Care Center (CCC) and Central Utility Plant (CUP), utility connections linking the facility to the existing CUP (B501), underground steam and condensate piping to B500, replacement and re-sloping of high pressure steam (HPS) piping within B500 pipe basement through the steam tunnels up to the existing Boiler (B295) on the north campus, and new condensate pump equipment within B295. The site utility scope also includes Boiler Plant s temporary transformer in a CMU enclosure located northeast of Fisher House with associated electrical duct banks/ feeds, telecommunications, and plumbing connection to the new boiler plant as well as a gas meter enclosure and associated underground piping and trenching. Other site scope associated with this project includes cast-in-place industrial water storage tank, fire water storage tank, and fuel oil storage tanks in a cast-in place concrete vault.

The estimated magnitude for this project is between $20M-$50M. ($20,000,000-$50,000,000). At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a solicitation. Small Business Contractors and vendors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought.

Responses should include the following information:

1. Company Name,

2. Address,

3. Point of Contact,

4. Phone number and e-mail address,

5. Business size determination and qualifying Small Business status,

6. Certification of Small Business Status,

7. Construction Build experience of similar projects in size, complexity, and dollar amount plus single contract bonding maximum.

Respondents are requested to submit a Capability Statement that exhibits clear and convincing evidence of your firm's capabilities and experience to perform the listed tasks. The capability statement is not to exceed 5 pages. Please provide your responses by email (ONLY) by 2February 6, 2024 to Noella Bond, Contracting Officer, email address, noella.bond@va.gov. This sources sought notice is for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. It does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to the resultant solicitation separately from their response to this sources sought. Small business concerns failing to respond to this ad will not be precluded from responding to the solicitation.

Note that this is not a Request for Proposal, and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents.

Telephone inquiries will not be returned. Point of Contact is Noella Bond, Contracting Officer, email noella.bond@va.gov.