Z1DA--CON Project 520-23-104 Modify Flooring in Buildings 1, 3, 53, 30, 15, and 25

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY: No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify potential Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB s), in accordance with the requirements of Public Law 109-461 of this requirement. The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System has a requirement to Modify Flooring Buildings 1, 3, 53, 30, 15 and 25, Project No. 520-23-104. Location of the work is at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expertise, administration, supervision transportation and anything else necessary to perform all work as described in project Scope of Work, Drawings, and Specifications.

The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) primary code is 238330. Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. The Construction Cost Range for this project (Magnitude of Construction) is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

Interested offerors are asked to please first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions/Requests for Information (RFI s) to the Contracting Officer. A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit. Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site Visits or make-up Site Visits will be granted.

Anticipated contract will be awarded using FAR 15.101-1. This project will require a Bid Bond. A Site-Visit is planned, and the information will be provided with actual solicitation.

Special trade construction contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, the contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-73 or certified VOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated certified SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of a proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a VOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to the acquisition, and that it is certified for eligibility in the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ (see 13 CFR 128). To be considered for award, VOSB concerns must be certified at the above link as a SDVOSB. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Information on certification processes can be found at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Information on SAM Registration can be found at SAM.gov | Home. Both of these are also required for Joint Ventures.

The official Solicitation citing this same solicitation number 36C25623R0126 will be issued on or around 9/9/2023 on SAM.gov. The Contract Specialist and point of contact is kaitlyn.west1@va.gov and the awarding CO is beth.cook@va.gov.