Project Name: Variable Air Volume (VAV) Box Replacements; Project Number: 317VB3261/28; Station Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, VARO; Project Location: Building 46

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation that satisfies the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, more specifically FAR 5.204, FAR 5.201, FAR 5.207, and FAR 5.203, as well as FAR 5.101, FAR 36.213-2, and FAR 14.205.

An Invitation for Bids (IFB) solicitation will be posted on or about Monday, October 28, 2024. Bid submissions as well as the bid opening will tentatively occur on or about Tuesday, December 3, 2024. The St. Petersburg, Florida, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in accordance with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to provide construction-related services, including all labor, materials, apparatus, tools, equipment, and supervision for the Variable Air Volume (VAV) Box Replacements project.

The scope of this project shall replace approximately one hundred seventeen (117) terminal units to manage the temperature within Building 46 at the St. Petersburg, Florida, VARO. This project also requires that the new terminal units installed be connected to and compatible with the existing Johnson Controls Metasys. The period of performance for this project will be one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00 pursuant to FAR 36.204 and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 836.204. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 238220 [Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors] and the small business size standard is $19 million.

The solicitation will be issued as an IFB under FAR Part 14. A Bid Bond will be required and shall be at least twenty percent (20%) of the bid price, but shall not exceed $3,000,000.00 pursuant to FAR 28.101-2(b). This project will be a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).

All SDVOSBs must be verified in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) via https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ at the time of bid submission, at the time of contract award, and for the duration of performance of the resultant contract. All businesses must be registered to confirm eligibility in the System for Award Management (SAM). Each entity must represent the status as an SDVOSB concern in SAM.gov. To register in the SAM database, visit https://www.sam.gov.

SDVOSBs shall also provide the current report and confirmation of filing for VETS-4212 at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. All relevant solicitation documents, including the Statement of Work, may be accessed and downloaded on the solicitation issuance date by conducting a search for Solicitation Number 36C10D25B0001 under Contract Opportunities on https://www.sam.gov. Any Amendments to the IFB solicitation will also only be posted through Contract Opportunities on SAM.

Plans and specifications will be available upon issuance of the IFB solicitation. Any prospective bidders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with, responding to, and in preparation of bid submissions.]