Z2DA--657A4-24-104, Urgent Care Access Improvement, (VA-24-00062891) (VA-24-00062891)

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Title: Urgent Care Access Improvement
Solicitation Number: 36C25524Q0337
Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 15
Contracting Office Location: 3450 S 4th Street Traffic way, Leavenworth, Kansas

Type of Notice: Sources Sought
Posted Date: 04/23/2024
Response Date: 05/13/2024 at 3:00 PM Central Time
Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
Classification Code: Z2DA - Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
NAICS Code: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Synopsis:
Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is conducting a market survey for qualified: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), capable of providing the required services outlined below for the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the size standard is $45.0 Million. Responses to this notice must be submitted via e-mail and received no later than May 13, 2024, at 3:00 PM Central Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. Additional information about this project will be issued on the Federal Contract Opportunities website https://www.sam.gov once available.
Period of Performance for all work is 120 calendar days.
In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated cost magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000.
Prospective SDVOSB firms are reminded that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14(e)(3), the Contractor agrees it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.
GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK:

Description of Work Broken Down
The project will install an exterior door and stairs for roof access in the stairwell between the 2nd and 3rd floors in Building 1 of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. This will require the removal of an existing window, installing a roof access door into the existing window opening, and installing exterior metal stairs with handrails for access to the roof. Access door and hardware shall be compatible with VA TIL design requirements (core to be provided by VA). All aspects of the design must be OSHA compliant, and an exterior platform is acceptable if deemed required to meet standards.
The project will also install a patient platform stair lift for motorized wheelchair from the ground floor staircase to the Lower-level Urgent care. The lift shall have a Minimum lift capacity of 400lbs and ability to fold and store away from foot traffic adjacent to stairwell. Lift shall be an Artira type lift manufactured by Garaventa Lift Company or equal. Contractor responsible for modifications to stairwell for complete installation. Power requirements as required by manufacturer and to be installed on isolated circuit back to existing Urgent Care electrical closet by contractor. Flexible electrical conduit (MC Cable) is not permissible and must be solid piped.
It is anticipated that asbestos containing materials (ACM) may be present within the scope of work. It is the responsibility of the contractor to verify all ACM materials and abate as necessary within the confinements to complete the above-described scope.

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Interested firms must be registered in https://sam.gov with NAICS code 236220 and qualified as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business under NAICS code 236220. Qualified service-disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to respond and required to be registered in with the Small Business Administration (SBA) registry https://veterans.certify.sba.gov on or before the response date.
If interested in this opportunity, please provide Capability Statement via email. The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 pages which shall include the following information:
1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and Unique Entity ID.
2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.
3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 1, but no more than 3 completed construction examples.
4) Offeror's CVE certification as a Veteran owned business.
5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project.
6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential.
7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate.

No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.

Responses must be received by 3:00 PM Central on May 13, 2024, via e-mail to the Contract Specialist at Abby.Monroe2@va.gov and the Contracting Officer at Arnold.Payne@va.gov PLEASE REFERENCE "SOURCES SOUGHT: Project 657A4-24-104, Urgent Care Access Improvement" IN THE SUBJECT LINE and cover sheet. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents.
Contracting Office Address:
Department of Veterans Affairs; Network 15 Contracting Office; 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048

Point of Contact(s):
Arnold Payne, Contracting Officer, e-mail address: Arnold.Payne@va.gov
Abby Monroe, Contract Specialist, e-mail address: Abby.Monroe2@va.gov

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