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 Project # 757-204 Reconfigure Perimeter Road Construction at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Outpatient Clinic (Columbus VAMC) located in Columbus, OH. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of the project is to improve the Columbus VAMC campus by reconfiguring the perimeter road at the Chalmers P. Wylie VAMC located in Columbus, Ohio. The contractor shall completely prepare the site for building operations including demolition, removal of existing structures and furnish all necessary labor, tools, miscellaneous materials, equipment, and supervision as specified in the drawings and specifications. Work includes phased construction of alterations to roads, walks, grading, drainage, utilities, fences, gates, building expansion and renovation and all necessary removal of existing structures and construction of certain other items. The first phase is the perimeter road realignment, which consists of the construction of a new segment of concrete road to the northeast of the Building ENG and the permanent closure of Washington Lane on the Columbus VA site. Once closed, an underground stormwater detention structure and an outdoor event space will be built in its place. This component will incorporate a newly acquired 0.64 acre parcel. The project includes all construction associated with required infrastructure changes. Work includes; removal of existing trees, replacement of security and golf course fence, installation of new fire hydrants before removing existing hydrant, and demo and construct new access roads, parking lots, and utilities. Access for emergency vehicles and deliveries shall remain open at all times and pedestrian access to the engineering building shall be maintained for VA employees. The second phase is the construction of a second electric feed for the Columbus VA site. This feed will be an extension of an existing, underutilized circuit. The purpose of this second feed is to provide Columbus VA a redundant electrical feed should the primary feed fail. This phase consists of installation of the secondary electrical feed to the VA campus and will include installation of all poles, power lines, and connections. Phases I and II may be constructed simultaneously. The third phase is the construction of a 1,300-sqft addition to Building ENG on the Columbus VA site. In conjunction with the addition, a standby generator will be installed to enhance the facility s emergency management program. Work includes demolishing sidewalk and parking lot as necessary to construct the new building addition, removing existing exterior mechanical equipment, providing filters for air intake and exhaust vents for existing interior air handler, and constructing a building shell and roof to support new rooftop mechanical equipment. Within the existing building; demolish interior walls of the administration area and erect new walls for offices, install flooring and modify ceiling and replace existing carpet in the remainder of the existing administration building. Additional Campus Work includes: Reconfiguration of loading dock area and access controls Washington Street landscaped event space with fire access and bollards Installation of concrete pad and utility connections for mobile medical trailer and temporary trailers Installation of concrete pad and utility connections for VISN 10 SIMLAB trailers/trucks Installation of concrete pad and utility connections for cardboard compactor Refresh north parking lot striping Relocate grease dumpster West lot concrete walkway Striping of parking lot Contractor will need to coordinate work with the VA and maintain delivery access at all times. 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 Contracting by Negotiation, or FAR Part 14 Invitation For Bid. 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 early 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237990- Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 577 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 237220. 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 November 20, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET. No phone calls or late submissions 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: Skye Budney Contract Specialist Skye.Budney@va.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Jennifer Braaten Contracting Officer Jennifer.Braaten@va.gov
