Demolition, site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Hampton, Virginia. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a medical facility.

SYNOPSIS: 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 for two (2) separate Minor Construction- at the Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667-0001. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment to accomplish the project per construction drawings and specifications. The contractor shall provide all tools, labor, materials, equipment, supervision, professional services, and expertise required to perform general construction, alterations, electrical work, concrete work, masonry work, grading, grubbing, seeding, necessary removal and disposal of existing trees, structures, and certain other items as indicated in the construction documents. The contractor shall manage and perform construction period services as further defined in the Contract to include, but not limited to, permitting, demolition, construction, construction management, submittals, equipment, scheduling, inspection and testing, environmental protection, recording of (As-Built) drawings and project closeout. The contractor shall also develop a schedule demonstrating fulfillment of the contract requirements such as: Project Schedule, Contractor Quality Control, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Plan, Environmental Plan and all other plans listed within this document to include deliverables. The Contractor shall keep the Project Schedule up to date in accordance with the requirements of the contract and shall utilize the plan for scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring work under this contract (including all activities of subcontractors, equipment vendors and suppliers). This work includes, but is not limited to: 1. Construct Rehab Medicine Facility: Demolition: Complete demolition of the existing building 52 as indicated in the construction documents. Work must be performed in a careful manner protecting from damage those items not to be removed. Careful coordination of all demolition work on building 52 site and areas in building 110B shall be completed with COR prior to beginning work. New construction consists of, but is not limited to: Construction of building 46. Light renovation of Rehab Medicine areas being vacated from building 110B. 2. Construct Prosthetics Facility: Demolition: Demolition of the existing building 50 with the exception of the front faAade as indicated in the construction documents. Work must be performed in a careful manner protecting from damage those items not to be removed. Careful coordination of all demolition work on building 50 site and areas in building 110 shall be completed with COR prior to beginning work. New construction consists of, but is not limited to: Construction of building 45, attached to the remaining front faAade. Light renovation of Prosthetics areas being vacated from building 110. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-bid-build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued 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. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. All interested are encourage to submit. These projects are planned for advertising in late-August 2023. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 and closer to the higher end. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of these projects are currently estimated at 910 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for these projects 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 and indicate which project(s) of interest: Section 1: Provide company name, UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) number, 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: 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. Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work. 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 point of contact listed below by July 17, 2023 at 4:30 PM CT. 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 or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. 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) 6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Nicole Burski Contract Specialist Nicole.Burski@va.gov *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.