Z1DA--Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections

This Special Notice is issued to attach Amendment #A0001 to the solicitation.

This notice is issued to inform all potential candidates to provide a proposal at this time for the Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections Project

The Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Lebanon Veteran Administration Medical Center issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for Construction Services related to the Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections project located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, 1700 S Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042. All construction must be in compliance with applicable codes, VA policy/standards, and the terms of this solicitation. The contractor shall provide all tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses and supervision for construction of the Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections project as specified in the drawings and specifications

Proposals are due 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 01, 2020 in accordance with the attached solicitation.

Site Visit: A formal site visit is scheduled for this solicitation during the week of November 2, 2020 through November 6, 2020 by appointment only. As a result of the COVID 19 virus and the location of the construction site, the Lebanon VA protocol limits the number of visitors permitted in the area at one time. Contractors must contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Brandy Mickelson, at 717-272-6621 EXTN. 5078 or Brandy.Mickelson@va.gov to arrange a date and time for the site visit. You will be given instructions by the COR on where to meet and what specific hospital infection equipment must be worn. It is strongly recommended that your firm call as soon as possible to secure a site visit time. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.236-27 for information. Interested Contractors are highly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference.

This project is being solicited as a TOTAL 100 % SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size standard of $39.5 million in annual receipts for the past three years.

The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 to 2,000,000.00

There is one (1) Sole Source item as part of this solicitation and any resultant award.

All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be received in writing via e-mail to donald.kalivoda@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. All questions and Government responses will be posted to the SAM Beta website.

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The Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Lebanon Veteran Administration Medical Center intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for Construction Services related to the Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections construction project located at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, 1700 S Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042. All construction must be in compliance with applicable codes, VA policy/standards, and the terms of this contract. The contractor shall provide all tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses and supervision for construction of the Retro-Commissioning Mechanical Corrections construction project as specified in the drawings and specifications.

The period of performance is 545 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be available at Contracting Opportunities http://beta.SAM.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. All parties must obtain solicitation documents and amendments to the solicitation through the web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. Interested parties must go to the http://beta.SAM.gov web site to be entered on the Interested Vendors Mailing List and to obtain copies of the Interested Vendors Mailing List. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to frequently check the website for all notices, amendments, etc., regarding this solicitation. The Government will not be responsible for any notification not sent or received by the Contractor regarding the solicitation. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Subpart 15.

This project is being solicited as a TOTAL 100 % SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial & Institutional Building & Construction, with a small business size standard of $39.5 million in annual receipts for the past three years.

The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 to $2,000,000.00.

The solicitation issue date will be on or about October 28, 2020.

All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be received in writing via e-mail to donald.kalivoda@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. All questions and Government responses will be posted to the beta.SAM website.

A pre-bid conference/site visit will be conducted for this solicitation approximately one week after solicitation posting. Time, date and location will be specified in the solicitation. All respondents must be registered in the System Award Management System (SAM) data base at time of bid submittal. Offerors must be verified in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ at time of proposal offering in accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Subpart 819.7003(b) . Any offeror not CVE or SAM verified at time of proposal submittal will be disqualified and proposal will be rejected.