Z1DA--Construction of Perimeter Fence at the St Petersburg VA Regional Office

Pre-Solicitation Notice

GENERAL: This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation; accordingly, no response is due at this time, nor will any questions of a technical or contractual nature be answered. Those questions will only be answered via an amendment to the solicitation once it is issued.

The Veterans Benefits Administration anticipates issuing a solicitation for the following project.

PROJECT TITLE: Installation of Perimeter Fence St. Petersburg VA Regional Office.

PROJECT SCOPE: Contractor will provide all material and labor for the removal and installation/construction of a perimeter fence around the St Petersburg VA Regional Office (VARO), 9500 Bay Pines BLVD, Bay Pines, FL 33744. Purpose of the project is to secure the underside of BLD 46 to BLD 47 of the VA Regional Office

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Veterans Affairs St. Petersburg Office, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd, St Petersburg FL 33708.

The solicitation number is 36C10D23R0006. Specific instructions on submitting offers will be contained in the solicitation documents. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about June 15, 2023, with offers due within 30 days. The entire solicitation package, including all attachments, will be available electronically at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: In accordance with Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) 836.204, the project magnitude is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

PROCUREMENT TYPE: The Government anticipates awarding a single firm-fixed price contract to meet this requirement. The Government will consider an offeror's price for reasonableness and past performance to determine the best value in accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR Part 15.

SET-ASIDE: This acquisition has been set-aside for Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns in accordance with Public Law 109-461, Veterans First Program. Only offers from SDVOSB concerns that are registered and verified in the Small Business Administration s (SBA) VetCert website at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ at the time date set for receipt of offers shall be considered for award. Offers from SDVOSB concerns that are not registered shall be rejected as non-responsive and shall not be considered for award. Offers received from concerns that are not SDVOSB concerns will be considered nonresponsive and shall be rejected.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 MIL.

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: The project timeline is expected to be approximately 180 calendar days following the issuance of the notice-to-proceed.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: Offerors shall be required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Offerors will be required to complete Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM website.

POINT OF CONTACT: Jacalyn Hainey, Contract Specialist, jacalyn.hainey@va.gov,603-203-6340.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs,

Veterans Benefits Administration,

Office of Acquisitions

1800 G. Street, N.W

Washington, DC 2006

Information contained in this announcement is subject to change