Z2NB--install softwater equipment

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY: In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes , this announcement is seeking information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. 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 gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities and qualifications of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB s), in accordance with the requirements of Public Law 109-461.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 has a requirement for a contractor to provide all supervision, labor, material, tools and equipment to furnish and install new softwater equipment and all associated piping and utilities for a fully functioning softwater treatment system. The work shall include: removal and modification of existing utilities, installing new utilities inside and outside the existing Central Energy Plant building, all in accordance with contract documents for supporting the new softwater treatment system, at the Southeast Louisiana Veteran Health Care System (SLVHCS) campus located at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

The proposed project will be a competitive, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract utilizing the tradeoff process in FAR 15.101-1 with award to the contractor which provides the best value to the Government after evaluation. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) primary code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and Size Standard is $39.5M. IAW VAAR 836.204 and the Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The period of performance is currently estimated at 120 calendar days.

Limitations on Subcontracting: The prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB s for general construction-type procurements. For construction by special trade contractors, the prime contractor must perform at least 25% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB s. Prior Government work is not required for submitting a response under this Sources Sought Notice.

This notice is published as market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of SDVOSB s capable of performing the requirements to warrant a solicitation set-aside. In order to be eligible as an SDVOSB a firm must be registered and verified as an SDVOSB in VetBiz at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. All interested firms must be verified as SDVOSB s in VetBiz at the time of submission of a proposal in accordance with VAAR 819.7005 in order to be eligible. An active registration in SAM is also required. Registration is available at www.beta.sam.gov.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Interested parties responding to this Sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum:

(1) Company name, address (to include any branch offices), point of contact with phone number, e-mail address, NAICS code(s), and DUNS number;

(2) List of firm s experiences in work performed of similar type and scope to include projects in progress and completed within the past 5 years. Specify work that was between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

Please include status as prime or subcontractor. Also include contract numbers, NAICS code used (if known), project titles, short project descriptions and dollar amounts;

(3) Proof of registration in the VA VetBiz website and verification by VA Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) or status of verification application and SAM registration;

(4) Company s Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars); and

(5) Intentions of subcontracting program to other small business programs and/or meeting subcontracting limitations as mentioned above.

It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 4 single sided pages that addresses the above information. The response date to this Sources Sought notice is October 28, 2020, at 10:00 pm Central Standard Time (CST). This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if a SDVOSB set-aside is appropriate. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are required via bill.geary@va.gov. Subject line relating to this Sources Sought must read 36C25621R0022 Install Softwater Equipment SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSE . No phone responses will be accepted.

RESULTS INFORMATION: Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Firms responding to this Sources Sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be utilized to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this Sources Sought announcement.

The official Solicitation citing the same solicitation number will be issued in the near future on Beta.SAM.gov- Contract Opportunities https://fbohome.sam.gov formerly Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov.