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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 18, 2016 FBO #5504
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Y -- Albany CHP Construction - Attachment

Notice Date

12/16/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

237130 — Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70117N0013
 

Response Due

12/30/2016
 

Archive Date

4/8/2017
 

Point of Contact

Steve Mock
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(Steven.Mock@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SYNOPSIS: INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning 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, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the construction of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant at the Albany (Stratton), NY VA Medical Center (VAMC). Design-Bid-Build project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In an effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to construct a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at the Albany VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Albany, Albany County, New York. The CHP Plant will include a nominal 1,000 kilowatt natural-gas fired, using a reciprocating engine. Planned facility upgrades also include installation of hydronic pumps, hot water supply pipe and return pipes for hot water distribution, natural gas piping, switchgear upgrades, site work, and the addition of an acoustical wall. The CHP will include heat exchangers, pad-mounted enclosure, dry cooler, urea tank and other equipment to support the CHP. The CHP will provide new, reliable, and efficient sources of electrical generation and hot water for the VAMC. In addition, operation of the CHP will reduce emission levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) greenhouse gases when compared to conventional means of power generation and distribution. 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 Parts 15, 19 and 36 considering technical and price-related factors included in the solicitation. However, 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. This project is planned for advertising in mid-February of 2017. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237130 (size standard $36.5 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 240 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services including: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architectural-Engineering firm. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement in the following format: Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number, company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 237130. 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.), the number of years in business, affiliate information, parent company, joint venture partners and potential teaming partners. Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. Please provide the following in your response: No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last five (5) 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. Section 5: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. Section 6: Provide the offeror s current workload and availability of adequate staff to manage and complete this project within the period of performance outlined under procurement information. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 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 December 30, 2016 at 3:00 PM ET. 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 FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contracting Office Address: VA Program Contracting Activity Central (VA-PCAC) 6150 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Primary Point of Contact: Steven Mock Contract Specialist steven.mock@va.gov
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/95723857816a3990a11c689965ebe811)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-17-N-0013 VA701-17-N-0013.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3166275&FileName=VA701-17-N-0013-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3166275&FileName=VA701-17-N-0013-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04353925-W 20161218/161216234056-95723857816a3990a11c689965ebe811 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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