(Const) Physical Security Improvement Project 539-19-204
The Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 intends to release an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 36C250-18-B-0802 for project #539-19-204 entitled (Const) Physical Security Improvements on or about June 21, 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). The type of work to be performed will be site preparation for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures.
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, www.sam.gov, to be eligible for award. Bidders MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete and have not expired prior to bid opening date. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid will be rejected as non-responsive. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award.
A bidder s mailing list will not be maintained, interested bidders 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 $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The NAICS code is 236220 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 15% of the construction work on the project.
Duration of the project shall not exceed 180 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).
BONDS in form of Bid, 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 27, 2018 with bid opening approximately 30 days later. Dissemination of the solicitation, specifications and drawings is limited to electronic medium. All interested Bidders (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. A Bidder's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Bidders 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 bidder 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.
Yvonne Demorest, NCO-10
yvonne.demorest@va.gov
