Two-Phase Design-Build of Connecting Bridge
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for a Two-Phase Design-Build requirement for a new Connecting Bridge, in Pittsburgh, PA. This procurement will be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside and will be released under Solicitation Number VA101-14-R-0165 for the design build of a Connecting Pedestrian bridge connecting two existing buildings at the VAPHS, University Drive Campus, Pittsburgh, PA. The services will be provided in conjunction with specifications and drawings previously prepared by an A/E firm and involve specialty subcontractors for structural steel, wall construction, electrical and HVAC. The Offeror shall obtain any and all necessary licenses and/or permits to perform this work in the state of Pennsylvania. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, supervisors, equipment, and transportation to start and complete Project No. 646CA2500B, two-phase design build of Connecting Bridge, VAPHS University Drive Campus, Pittsburgh, PA. The project magnitude is anticipated to be between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000 with a completion period of 365 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237310. The small business size standard is $33.5 million. NOTICE TO Offerors: All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov prior to submission of proposal. SOLICITATION and AMENDMENTS: Prospective Offerors must obtain copies of Phase I solicitation documents from FedBizOpps, which will be available on or about June 18, 2014. By registering at FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) the Offerors will have access to downloading plans, specifications and amendments, which will be available only in Adobe PDF electronic format. The Offerors must be certified as a SDVOSB and possess certification letter issued by the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) before submission of qualifications. The Offerors must be registered in SAM and have a DUNS Number to download documents. By registering for the Register to Receive Notification list at http://www.fbo.gov, you will be notified by e-Mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT: Details will be provided to all successful offerors that are selected for Phase II. There will be no public bid opening. All Offerors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide both 100% Performance and Payment Bonds, which will be required in Phase II of the solicitation. In addition, the Offerors will be required to submit a bid guarantee (Bid Bond) with their proposal. The proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the Best Value with trade-off method per FAR Part 15. If you have any questions, please contact Sheila Watterson via email [email protected] and cc [email protected]. In the subject line of any e-mail sent, identify: Two-Phase Design Build of Connecting Bridge VA101-14-R-0165.
Sheila Watterson, Contracting Officer
Two-Phase Design Build of Connecting Bridge
