DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) Sources Sought 36C24625Q0184 In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10.0002 (b)(2) this Request for Information is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP), an offer to negotiate or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responses are strictly voluntary. Respondents will not be compensated, and all information becomes property of the Government upon submission. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise and refine contract requirements before the release of any associated solicitation. PURPOSE: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for construction services to complete the attached scope of work. The work site is main building 500 located in the Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS), formerly Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249 for the Improve 4B | Project # 652-14-106. In an effort to enhance opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) as required by Public Law 109-461, specifically the Veterans First Contracting Program, NCO 6 is performing preliminary market research to identify interested, qualified, capable, SDVOSB and VOSB firms possessing the capacity necessary to compete for a VHA procurement opportunity. In case no SDVOSBs or VOSBs possess the capacity, all Small Businesses possessing the necessary capacity are encouraged to provide a response. NOTE: A set-aside category has not been determined. The information compiled by this sources-sought will be used to make the determination on the best procurement strategy for this requirement based on the current market. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS), is seeking a General Contractor to renovate the existing 4B inpatient nursing unit and adjacent corridors. Project space is located at Building 500 fourth floor. Project involves demolition of existing space and interstitial space above. Renovation involves construction of 21 bed patient rooms including one isolation room, and one bariatric room. Renovation also includes offices for clinicians and support staff, telemetry monitoring room, staff break room, two staff restrooms, and additional spaces to support hospital staff and patient care. Project will involve two major phases; each phase will have full-start up and close out. Phasing is to allow for continued patient care and hospital operations during the project renovation. Total renovation space covers 16,750 SF area. ADMINISTRATIVE: The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates awarding a one-time, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. VAAR 836.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of Construction projects: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 Million. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 540 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. However, 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. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING: 1. Please provide a positive statement of interest in submitting a quote based on the general scope of work description. 2. Please identify your company is small business category. If your company is either SDVOSB or VOSB, please state whether you are currently certified by the SBA Veteran Small business Certification (VetCert) based upon North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 236220 Commercial Building and Institutional Construction. Current SBA size standard for NAICS 236220 is $45.0M. 3. Please provide a capability statement. Describe your company s in-house capability to accomplish the summarized project scope/goal; how your business intends to meet the 15% self-performance requirement per 13 CFR § 125.6(a)(3); and confirmation that your company can obtain performance and payment bonds to cover 100% of the value of the requirement. 4. Please state your firm's name, address, UIE and CAGE number, and primary point of contact, including telephone number(s) and email address. 5. Please provide the following information for your three most relative, recent projects: (a) Contracting agency address and contracting officer s name, email address, and telephone number. (b) Contract number, date, amount of award, and date of completion. (c) Was your company the prime or a subcontractor? If performance was as a subcontractor, please provide the prime company s business name, address, email address, and telephone number, as well as the name, email address and telephone number of a specific contact person. (d) Describe items/services provided under the contract. (e) Please state if there were any performance issues under the contract resulting in the issuance of a Cure Notice or Show Cause Notice by the Contracting Officer. RESPONSE SUBMISSION: Please submit your information via email to Denise A. Morman, Contract Specialist, at Denise.morman@va.gov by the closing date of Friday, November 22, 2024, at 4:00PM EST as listed on Contracting Opportunities. Include the following as the subject line of your email: Sources Sought for Improve 4B, CVCHS Project # 652-14-106, (Insert your Company Name). Please do not include advertising or promotional materials. Page limitation of response is 10 pages. This notice is for market research purposes and is not a request for submission of official offers. As authorized by FAR 5.102, dissemination is limited to electronic medium at CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES https://SAM.gov and the VA will provide no hard copies. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and opening date, will be available in the official solicitation. CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES is the only website where official documents will be made available. All interested parties (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at Contract Opportunities so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. NOTE: No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. ATTACHMENTS
