657-25-301JC, Repair energy Plant Cooling Tower, JC

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36C25525Q00078 Title of Project: 657-25-301JC, Repair energy Plant Cooling Tower, STL VAMC. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made to any parties responding to the sources sought announcement. This notice is posted IAW FAR 6.1 Full and Open Competition. All responsible sources are permitted to submit competitive proposals on the procurement.

Solicitation:36C25525Q0078 Contract Type:

Firm Fixed Price, NAICS: 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors, Business size is $19.0M, Title-Description of Requirement: Project Number, 657-25-301JC, Repair energy Plant Cooling Tower, STL VAMC. The estimated cost magnitude is between $250,000.00 to $300,000.

General Scope of Work: The contractor shall complete the following repairs: Replace the hot water distribution basins, complete with new metering nozzles and covers. Install a fluid applied catalyst cured urethane liner in the cold-water collection basin. Remove and replace the fill media with Marly OEM MX78 or Equivalent, complete with new support tubes, tube supports, and deflectors. Period of Performance is 90-Days after NTP.

Deliverable: The construction contractor will do all work in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications related to project number 657-25-301JC, Repair energy Plant Cooling Tower, STL VAMC All project work shall be installed in accordance with all applicable standards available at time of installation to include published commercial specifications as well as standards and preferences expressed in this document.

All installation details shall be fully coordinated with VA CO and on-site Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). Period of Performance for all work is 90-days After NTP. The facility location: VISN 15/ STL VAMC, 915 N. Grand BLVD. St. Louis, Mo. 63106. END OF SCOPE OF WORK The Government is not obligated, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis Request.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the VA to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. If interested in this opportunity, please provide Capability Statement via email.

The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 pages which shall include the following information:

1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS number.

2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 1 no more than 3 examples.

4) Offeror's CVE certification if a Veteran owned business.

5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 238220, and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project.

6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential.

7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate.

8) Letter from Insurance Company identifying Contractors Insurance Experience Modification Rate (EMR).

Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).

Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Small Business Administration located at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). Submittal Information: Responses shall indicate the RFI # 36C25525Q0078, 657-25-301JC, Repair energy Plant Cooling Tower, STL VAMC. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to:

timothy.parison@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 2:00 pm CDT on 11 December 2024. Solicitation will be posted on or about 11 December 2024. END of RFI