RFQ D/B - Install New Pharmacy Clean Room Design Build - 4617679

Renovation of a mixed-use development in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a medical facility.

POSTING - Solicitation AND ATTACHMENTS for PHASE I The Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Lebanon Veteran Administration Medical Center is issuing the attached solicitation with attachments and subsequently the VA intends on awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract that will be the Best Value to the Government based on evaluation factors and price. The project will be for the selection of a prime contractor NAICS code 622110, with a size standard of $41.5 million. The prime contractor to contract/partner with an architect/engineering firm to provide design-build services necessary for completion of designs and the objective Pharmacy Clean Room (This is a Design-Build project). Note: This notice is for Phase I submittals Only at this time. ALL Qualified PHASE I Offerors that are 100% SDVOSB may submit for Phase I. After Phase I evaluation is complete, ONLY Offerors that are selected for Phase II will be notified with instructions for Phase II proposal submission Project Scope Summary The Design-Build team shall provide all, labor, materials, tools and equipment, and design-build services necessary for design and construction of a project described here along with other specified tasks as further defined in a request for proposal (RFP) for Pharmacy Clean Room Project No. 595-20-202. The project shall be designed and completed in accordance with current VA guidelines, EPA requirements, VA Specifications and developed specifically to meet local requirements for the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon PA. The resultant contract of this procurement is to provide required design completion of the referenced project and perform construction of completed design work. Selection/Administration: This project is a Best Value two-phase design-build solicitation. The Phase I offers will be evaluated to determine which of the offerors will be selected to make an offer in Phase II of the solicitation. The Request for Proposal shall set forth the requirements for responding to Phase I of the solicitation as well as all evaluation factors for both Phases I and Phase II. Phase II solicitation will be issued in an amendment as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 36.3 and 15 and will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factors therein. Total project anticipated between $250,000 and $500,000. Wage Determination PA 20220093 dated 02/11/2022 applies to this solicitation and any resultant contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for the correct title and classification of workers and compliance with applicable wage and hour laws. The attached Records Management Language for Contracts shall be part of this solicitation and any resultant award. VAAR Clause 852.219-77 is required to be signed and returned with submission package requirements. Contractor employees are subject to daily screening for COVID-19 and may be denied entry to VA facilities if they fail to pass screening protocols. As part of the screening process contractors may be asked screening questions found on the following website: COVID-19 Screening Tool. Regularly check the website for updates.Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985). (c) Compliance. The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance) at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/. (d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts at any tier that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, and are for services, including construction, performed in whole or in part within the United States or its outlying areas. The Offeror may submit any questions with regard to this report by email to NDAA1290Cert@state.gov. To the extent feasible, the Department of State will respond to such email inquiries within 3 business days. The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 240 days after receipt of notice to proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises. *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.