Y1PZ--Burial Expansion at Dallas Fort-Worth National Cemetery, Project- 916CM3017 VA eCMS Portal IFB bid submissions only

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration intends to issue a solicitation entitled, Dallas Fort-Worth National Cemetery Burial Expansion_ Project 916CM3017 at Dallas Fort-Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211, on or about June 18, 2020, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov.

The acquisition type for this solicitation will be Invitation for Bid (IFB). This IFB will utilize the Electronic Bid delivery and Telephonic Bid opening process. The process will be outlined in the solicitation.

Per FAR 36.204 and VAAR 836.204, The construction magnitude for this requirement is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.

The NAICS is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the business size standard is $36.5 Million.

The basic scope of work is as follows:

CLIN 0001:

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct all work shown on the plans and described in the specifications. Work includes but is not limited to demolition, site preparation and erosion control, excavation, backfilling and grading, storm drainage, utilities, roads, curbs, landscape planting, irrigation and certain other items and specific tasks as further defined by the drawings and specifications. The contractor will construct the access road as part of the initial work in preparing the site for construction. The overall performance period for this project is 630 calendar days from issuance of the notice-to proceed (NTP).

CLIN 0002:

PRE-PLACE CRYPTS: Procure and Deliver 8,000 pre-placed crypts for installation

This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set-aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. To be eligible for award, the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award.

Offers received from concerns that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered. SDVOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to the due date for proposals and pending award. (See VAAR Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.)

You must register as at the Beta SAM.gov website for the solicitation. In order to receive e-mail notification of amendments, you must register at https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=opp. Amendments to this solicitation will not be mailed but will be posted at the website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining solicitation from Contract Opportunities and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation.

The Administrative Contracting Officer and point of contact for this solicitation is Jerry L. Hodson Jr., E-mail: Jerry.Hodson@va.gov. Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.