Z1DA--Repair Building 8 610-20-202

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

The Veterans Administration Indianapolis, 8888 Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46240, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, intends to release an Invitation For Bid (IFB) 36C25020B0034 for Project 610-20-202, Repair Building 8 on or about April 30th 2020. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Contract Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/ ).

All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority under Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127) and is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The SDVOSB must be small under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and www.sam.gov, to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to award date. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award.

An offeror s mailing list will not be maintained, interested offerors should register in the interested vendors section of this notice. Offeror must be able to provide Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate prior to award of a Construction Contract, must have at a minimum certification of not more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past three years, and a current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. Details on obtaining and submitting this information will be in the solicitation package.

Project magnitude is between $500,000 - $1,000,000. The NAICS code is 236220 and the business size standard is $39.5 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(c) (4), the SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 25% of the construction work on the project.

Duration of the project shall not exceed 180 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

BONDS in form of Offer, Payment and Performance will be required.

SITE VISIT: a one-time only site visit will be scheduled and that information will be in the solicitation package. The solicitation documents will be posted at www.fbo.gov on or about April 30th, 2020, with proposal due date approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Offerors (primes & subcontractors) should register at https://beta.sam.gov/ so others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. An Offeror's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror s responsibility to register at the https://beta.sam.gov/ website.

The Contracting Officer (CO) will not be able to answer any questions pertaining to this notice. Questions will only be answered that are received by Request for Information (RFI) after the solicitation and drawings have been posted to FBO. Do not contact the CO or COR for General Contractor Information. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to monitor and download amendments from FBO which may be issued to the solicitation.

Do not contact the CO or COR to schedule a site investigation.

Accepted final project shall be in accordance with final contract documents, applicable plans and specifications.

This project will be procured as 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) used for this requirement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. with a standard size of $39.5M. The magnitude of this construction project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Contract awardee shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, training, materials, supplies, and incidentals necessary to accomplish the work in accordance with the terms, conditions, specifications & drawings provided. The point of contact for this project is Nathan Heikkinen, Contract Specialist, NCO 10 Contracting Office. The P.O.C. may be reached via e-mail at Nathan.heikkinen@va.gov or via telephone at (317) 988-1512.