Y1NB--Project 585-21-115 Replace Boiler Plant NAICS 236220 General Construction Oscar G. John VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI

Solicitation: 36C25225R0004

Project: 585-21-115 Replace Boiler Plant

Place of Performance: Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center

325 East H. Street

Iron Mountain, MI 49801-4760

The action is a pre-solicitation notice of a forthcoming, Request for Proposal construction solicitation for Project 585-21-115 Replace Boiler Plant. THIS ACTION IS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED, VETERAN-OWNED, SMALL-BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

The Oscar G. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center (OGJ VAMC) is a primary and secondary level medical care facility serving the largest geographic patient service areas east of the Mississippi River, serving approximately 20,000 Veterans annually and employs over 500 health care professionals. In January 2022, a Master Steam Plan Study was conducted to evaluate the current boiler plant, steam distribution and condensate return systems for reliability, capacity, efficiency, useful life expectancy. After reviewing the study, based on the age of the existing boilers (+40 years), overall age, and space limitations of the 1950 boiler plant structure, the Facilities Management Department proposed constructing a new boiler plant for the facility.

Work will include various construction trades for a renovation of existing facilities and the addition of approximately 7,000 GSF to the west face of the existing boiler plant to house three new boilers.

The Independent Government Estimate for the construction phase of this project includes the following breakdown.

General Construction (architectural, structural, exterior,

civil, demolition, etc.) 42%

Mechanical 41%

Electrical, telecom, security 14%

Plumbing 2%

Fire Protection 1%

The contractor shall complete all work including submittals, reviews, quality assurance, and closeout no later than 730 calendar-days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contractor must plan accordingly to maintain the contractual period of performance. This schedule includes submittals, submittal reviews, material lead-time, installation, testing and balancing, punchlist inspections/ corrective action, training and standard closeout.

This project is classified under NAICS Code: 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a small-business size limit of $45 Million.

IAW VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction for this work is between $20,000,000 - $50,000,000 Part 836 - Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts - Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) (va.gov).

In accordance with FAR 19.301-1, at the time the offer is submitted and prior to award of any contract, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a Small Business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition. Additionally, all eligible firms must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to be evaluated and eligible for contract award. If the firm is not registered in SAM, you may register online at https://www.sam.gov.

The solicitation (including any/all specifications and drawings) will be posted to SAM.GOV Contracting Opportunities (SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities) on or about December 20, 2024. A pre-bid conference/site walk-through shall be conducted for this project after the solicitation has been posted. The time and date of the site visit will be included in the solicitation details. All prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend.

Vendors are responsible to monitor and download the solicitation and any amendments associated with this solicitation from SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities.

Points of Contact:

Kristi Kluck Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov

THIS IS ONLY THE PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. NO SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVIALABLE AT THIS TIME.