Z1DZ--#568-21-701 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Fort Meade, SD

SYNOPSIS:

INTRODUCTION:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the Construction EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Fort Meade, SD.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment to accomplish the EHRM Infrastructure Upgrade FM project per provided contract drawings and specifications. The work includes, but is not limited to the following categories:

General Demolition:

Sequenced/selected demolition of the existing telecommunication rooms/enclosures and new TR locations as indicated in the construction documents.

Construction/Demolition of TR s / TE s that serve the current non-clinical areas/outbuildings should be initiated earliest in the project.

Contractor shall remove from the VA site and dispose of all equipment and materials not scheduled to be reused. Owner retains right of first refusal on all items to be removed. Verify with owner prior to disposal.

Work must be performed in a careful manner protecting from damage those items not to be removed

Careful coordination of all demolition work in adjacent Surgery, OR, ICU, PACU, offices and associated corridors shall be completed with COR prior to beginning work.

New construction consists of but is not limited to the following telecommunication

discipline items in buildings 40, 46, 48, 50, 53, 88, 89, 90, 103, 110, 113, 137, 145, 146, 147, 148, T171, T296, and throughout campus. The generalized scope includes New Telecommunication Rooms (TR s) / equipment, relocation of existing TR infrastructure to new TR, reconfiguration of existing spaces where new TR s will be located, new redundant fiber and data infrastructure for the internal network, new fiber backbone external communication ring around campus, new Main Computer Room (MCR), relocation of existing IT office space, and new centralized UPS system.

The new construction scope includes all civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection upgrades to support the following specific items.

The specific scope of this project includes, but not limited to, the following infrastructure improvements:Â Electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power (normal, emergency)), Bonding, UPS, Building Management System interfaces, assess for new and upgrades to existing HVAC, reconfiguration, expansion and renovation of existing space (demo, new construction, finishes), relocation upgrade of MCR Data Center (demo, new construction, patch, finish), communication infrastructure (new Data outlets, patch panels, upgrade to Cat 6A cable) in buildings as necessary, physical security upgrades, assess and upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within buildings and between buildings, hazardous material abatement.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:

The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-bid-build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued either as a Request For Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors or as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, considering Price only. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process.

This project is planned for advertising in late May to early June 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 1,095 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services such as: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information:

Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email.

Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.).

Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project.

Section 4: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction listed above.

Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio-economic set-aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response:

No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates.

Provide specific examples that relate aspects of previous projects to the proposed project. Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work.

Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided.

It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than eight (8) single sided pages, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Please also include a cover page, which includes, at a minimum: the company s name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, Unique Entity Identifier (if available), socio-economic status, point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed below by April 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. No phone calls will be accepted.

The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business.

At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Contracting Office Address:

VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC)

6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 490

Independence, OH 44131

Primary Point of Contact:

Dawn Schydzik

Contract Specialist

Dawn.Schydzik@va.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Jennifer Braaten

Contracting Officer

Jennifer.Braaten@va.gov