Description
The Veterans Administration Indianapolis, 8888 Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46240, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, intends to release an Invitation For Bid (IFB) 36C25018B0598 for project #583-18-3-650-0033 entitled Renovation of Waiting Rooms on or about June 7th 2018. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access. SET-ASIDE INFORMATION: This solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority under Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127) and is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The SDVOSB must be small under the relevant North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code and MUST be registered and verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and www.sam.gov, to be eligible for award. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to award date. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award. An offeror s mailing list will not be maintained, interested offerors should register in the interested vendors section of this notice. Offeror must be able to provide Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate prior to award of a Construction Contract, must have at a minimum certification of not more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past three years, and a current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. Details on obtaining and submitting this information will be in the solicitation package. Project magnitude is between $500,000 - $1,000,000. The NAICS code is 236210 and the business size standard is $36.5 million. In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10(c) (4), the SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 25% of the construction work on the project. Duration of the project shall not exceed 365 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). BONDS in form of Offer, Payment and Performance will be required. SITE VISIT: a one-time only site visit will be scheduled and that information will be in the solicitation package. The solicitation documents will be posted at www.fbo.gov on or about June 7th, 2018, with proposal due date approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Offerors (primes & subcontractors) should register at www.fbo.gov so others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. An Offeror's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Offeror s responsibility to register at the www.fbo.gov website. The Contracting Officer (CO) will not be able to answer any questions pertaining to this notice. Questions will only be answered that are received by Request for Information (RFI) after the solicitation and drawings have been posted to FBO. Do not contact the CO or COR for General Contractor Information. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to monitor and download amendments from FBO which may be issued to the solicitation. Do not contact the CO or COR to schedule a site investigation. Accepted final project shall be in accordance with final contract documents, applicable plans and specifications. GENERAL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT: Renovate Waiting Rooms: General Construction: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision and all necessary resources necessary to complete project. Work includes general construction, alterations, electrical, fire protection, mechanical, plumbing, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items. All work to be performed according to the drawings and specifications at the Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Contractor shall consider the following: The existing firestop system at Roudebush VAMC is Hilti® brand. The existing lock system at Roudebush VAMC is Best® brand. The existing controls contractor at Roudebush VAMC is Conserv INC. The existing fire alarm programming contractor at Roudebush VAMC is AADCO INC.