Renovation of a medical facility in Hines, Illinois. Design plans call for the renovation of a medical facility.

INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources to "EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Hines, IL" construction project located at 5000 S 5th Ave, Hines, IL 60141. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Hines, IL project consistent with provided Drawings and Specification. This project will include but is not limited to the installation of redundant fiber loops, the construction of new telecom rooms, new telecom equipment rooms, new UPS rooms, renovation of the server room, and pulling of new data cabling on the Hines campus. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the designbid-build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued either as a Request For Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors, or as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14 considering Price only. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method to include the use of a tiered set-aside evaluation approach. The type of socio-economic set-aside and/or the inclusion of certain tiers in tiered evaluation approach will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. This project is planned for advertising in fiscal year 2023. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $50,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 915 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services such as: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information: Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 4 of 5 Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.). Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the prime contractor's available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction listed above. Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio-economic set-aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response: o No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates. o Describe your Self-Performed effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. *Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than eight (8) single sided pages, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Please also include a cover page, which includes, at a minimum: the company's name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, socio-economic status, point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed below by April 7th, 2023, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. No phone calls will be accepted. The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above, proceed with full and open competition as other than small business, or utilize a tiered evaluation approach. Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 5 of 5 At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contracting Office Address: VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6150 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Christopher Yong Christopher.Yon@va.gov Secondary Point of Contact Megan Dohm Megan.Dohm@va.gov The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.