THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE.
The Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Midwest Health Care System (VISN 23) Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23) on behalf of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS), intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for completion of general construction project 618-13-133 "Remediate Lead Based Paint and Asbestos - Building 222" at the Minneapolis VAMC, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and Part 36 (Construction) and will be evaluated with procedures therein. The solicitation will be advertised as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside. Award of this project shall be in accordance with Public Law (PL) 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006.

The applicable NAICS Code is 562910 "Remediation Services." The small business size standard is $19.0 million. The Magnitude of Construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The period of performance is 120 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed to Construction.

The purpose of this project is to remediate lead based paint and asbestos in a historic building. Work includes, but is not limited to: demolition, remove/abate lead based paint, remove/abate asbestos, and new construction including but not limited to installation of new window panes, padlocks, hasps, temporary construction barriers, security gates and painting.

All work shall be performed and completed in accordance with approved specifications and drawings which will be published with the actual solicitation. The contractor shall follow applicable Federal Regulations, CFR, OSHA and Minnesota Department of Health regulations.

The solicitation documents including specifications and drawings will be issued not less than 15 days following posting of this pre-solicitation notice. Proposals will be due not less than 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. A site visit will be scheduled and specific information for the site visit will be announced upon Solicitation issuance. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposals. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.
Specifications and Drawings for submitting a bid will be available at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.
All respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov, along with Vets 100 at (http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/). Offerors must be verified or in re-verification as Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) in the VetBiz database at (http://www.vetbiz.gov/) on the date that offers are due in order to be considered for award. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. All parties must obtain all notices and amendments to the solicitation through this web site. Hard copies will not be mailed.
A list of site visit attendees will be published on the FBO website, following the site visit. Interested parties must go to the web site to be entered on the Interested Vendors List and/or to obtain copies of the Interested Vendors List.
No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. No list of proposers is maintained.
All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Contracting Officer Kathryn Crowthers, [email protected]
THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE.