INTRODUCTION: This is a Sources Sought Notice for the purposes of conducting market research and obtaining industry information ONLY. This is NOT a request for proposal, quotation, or bid, nor a synopsis of a proposed action under FAR Subpart 5.2. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated for providing information in response to this synopsis or on any follow up information. No solicitation is currently available. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8 is conducting market survey and is seeking potential sources to Replace Boiler #2 and Correct Deficiencies at Boiler Plan located at VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan, PR 00921-3201. Responses to this notice must be submitted via e-mail and received no later than August 09, 2024, at 3:30 PM Atlantic Standard Time (AST). No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. PROJECT GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This project shall replace the existing boiler #2 with a new 350 HP firetube boiler and shall correct several identified deficiencies at the Boiler Plant. This new boiler shall use fuel-oil #2 as its primary fuel. The project shall also provide a new fuel oil pump and distribution system, a new chemistry laboratory, new electrical panels, new economizers on all three boilers and metering systems for steam, condensate, feedwater, and make-up water among other boiler plant improvements. Piping Tie-Ins shall be performed during weekends to minimize impact on the hospital operations. Underground fuel-oil piping shall be Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) with secondary containment pipe as per specification 23 10 00 and drawing MS-101. Existing dike (old day tank) lead-based paint shall be properly removed and disposed following state and federal requirements. Utility shutdowns shall be strictly coordinated with the facility, 14 days in advance, to minimize impact to daily operations. Shutdowns shall be performed during nights and weekends. Contractor shall be responsible to obtain all state and federal permits required for construction and waste disposal. The contractor shall provide a temporary boiler for the duration of the project. Boiler capacity shall be 350 HP at a minimum and use fuel oil #2 as the primary fuel. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials for a complete temporary boiler installation. 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. 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 as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors. 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 mid to late October 2024. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the size standard is $45.0 Million applies to this procurement. 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 including the area code and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Veteran Owned Small 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 complexity, 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. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: It is requested that interested firms/companies 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 (UEI), 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 contact listed below by August 09, 2024 at 3:30 PM (AST). 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. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL: ana.alvarado@va.gov
