Y1PZ--construction (FY-21) | mass nalt CEM | in-ground cremains | project no. 18CM3034 | subject to availability of FY-21 funds.

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LOCATED AT MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL CEMETERY; WITHIN BARNSTABLE COUNTY.

DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NC), is Soliciting Bids under Solicitation Number 36C78621B0002 for the Massachusetts National Cemetery, located at *Off Connery Avenue* Bourne, MA 02532.

The Acquisition type will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The IFB will utilize the Electronic Bid delivery and Telephone Bid Opening process. The process will be outlined in the forthcoming solicitation.

The Construction Contractor shall provide labor, material, tools, equipment, professional service and supervision and performance of all work In Accordance With (IAW) the Solicitation Plans, Specifications, Drawings, required permits, terms and conditions for the construction for Gravesite expansion on approximately 1.2 undeveloped acres of Massachusetts National Cemetery with 1,614 In-Ground

Cremains Sites.

ADD ALTERNATE 1, CLIN002: Construct decorative wooden guardrail as further

defined by the drawings and specifications.

ADD ALTERNATE 2, CLIN003: Construct landscape buffer planting, including

trees, shrubs, and additional sod as further defined by the drawings and

specifications.

**A Single award will be made on Bid Item 1 but in the event additional Funds are

available, then either Add Alternate 1 or Add Alternate 2 will be added to the

award. **

COST MAGNITUDE: Between $250,000.00 And $500,00.00

PER VAAR 836.204

THE AWARD OF THIS FUTURE CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FY-21 FUNDS. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at http://www.FedBizOpps.gov , on or Before 28 October 2020. No paper copies will be issued. Offerors are advised that they are also responsible for obtaining and signing/dating ALL Amendments to the solicitation which will be available at FedBizOpps. (Solicitation posting, to FBO, date is subject to change as necessary and an Amendment to this Pre-solicitation will be posted if the date changes). IFB Projected Due Date is 02 December 2020 @ 1:00 P.M. (EST).

CONTRACT DURATION: Period of Performance (POP) is One Hundred and Eighty (180) Calendar Days from the date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

NAICS CODE: 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) Size Standard: $36.5 Million

METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT UNDER SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET ASIDE.

Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 14 to a responsible Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) responding to the Solicitation. 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. 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.) A non-verified vendor that submits a Bid or Proposal will be rejected as non-responsive.

REGISTRATION: 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; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management(betaSAM) database at www.beta.SAM.gov

and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award. All Bidders must also be registered in the Vets-100/100A database which is mandatory prior to award of any Federal Government contract greater than $100,000. The URL address for Vets 100/100A is the following: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets-100.html

OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the details and specifications may be accessed ONLY via BetaSAM.gov website.

SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the Solicitation will be uploaded to FedBizOpps. All Bidders are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed.

BIDDER S MAILING LIST: Interested parties should register for the Bidder s Mailing List at http://www.fedbizopps.gov Interested Vendor List . Individual copies of the Bidder s Mailing List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.

Submission of IFB through E-mail will NOT be accepted. IFB transmission/uploads shall be completed by the date/time specified in the SOLICITATION. Late or incomplete IFB will not be considered.

NO telephone requests/questions will be accepted. Any questions for this Pre-Solicitation should be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Sheryl Palacio-Davis, via E-mail to Sheryl.palacio-davis@va.gov.

Telephone requests WILL NOT be accepted.

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