# 598-22-151 B170 FG Chilled Water Piping Replacement

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25624r0117

- Solicitation number: 36C25624R0117
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Venergy Group LLC for $5,947,076.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
- NAICS: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Product or service code: Y1DA Construction Of Hospitals And Infirmaries
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- County: Pulaski County (FIPS 05119). https://abierto.us/counties/pulaski-county-ar-05119
- City: North Little Rock. https://abierto.us/cities/north-little-rock-ar-0550450
- First posted: August 27, 2024
- Last posted: January 29, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a2303b50f8234f7e8f20e72813eede95/view

## Description

**11/06/2024 Amendment 0003:** The purpose of this amendment is to extend RFP due date, provide Government responses to RFIs, provide a copy of 2nd site visit attendance sheet, and provide another copy of Attachment E_EXHIBIT A CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION SAFETY. All documents can be located in the attachments/links section labeled A0003. No other changes have been made via this amendment.

**10/18/2024 Amendment 0002:** The purpose of this amendment is to change original NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) to 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors). No other changes have been made via this amendment.

**10/15/2024 Amendment 0001:** The purpose of this amendment is to provide 2nd site visit date to accompany the original COR, extend RFI due date, and to provide a copy of the first site visit attendance sheet. No other changes have been made via this amendment.

This procurement will be issued as a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP procedures under FAR 15 and other FAR Parts and Subparts as applicable. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement for Replacement of the Fiberglass Chilled Water Piping in Building 170 at the Eugene J. Towbin Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center, Project #598-22-151. There will be no public bid opening.

The anticipated contract award date is approximately 30 days or less after receipt of proposals. The recommended period of performance is 821 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Location of the work is at the Eugene J. Towbin Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114. The Contractor shall provide all necessary services to meet the project objectives and requirements and to provide the required outcome in terms of overall quality, timeliness and documentation.

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and coordinating the services of any and all third-party Contractors performing other services on site and other entities as part of the contract to ensure the expected quality, timely, and documented final product. The point of contact for this notice is Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov.Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.

NAICS code 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors is applicable to the RFP and the Small Business Size Standard is $19M. The Magnitude of Construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Interested offerors are asked to first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Officer.

A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP, as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit. Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site visits or make-up Site Visits will be granted. The RFP number for this project is 36C25624R0117. The RFP will be posted and can be downloaded (without charge) from the SAM.gov website. Amendments to the RFP will not be mailed but will be posted at the SAM.gov website.

Offerors are responsible for obtaining the RFP (and associated documents/attachments) from the SAM.gov website and for acknowledging all amendments to the RFP. It is the responsibility of all interested offerors to check the SAM.gov website as necessary for any Amendments to the RFP (to include the day bids are due).

In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of a proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a SDVOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to the acquisition, and that it is verified for eligibility in the Small Business Association website (Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert)) and have the Veterans Small Business Certification. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Venergy Group LLC (UEI NWJ1Z3M5EAE5)
- Contract: 36C25625C0015, definitive contract
- Obligated: $5,947,076.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 5 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25625C0015 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C256 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25625C0015_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 27, 2024: Presolicitation, due October 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 9957af94759042b9a178343b03183fc2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9957af94759042b9a178343b03183fc2/view
- August 29, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 2dc65dfda3514f76bc48c4c5b9bba65e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2dc65dfda3514f76bc48c4c5b9bba65e/view
- September 27, 2024: Solicitation, due November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 97924d5c3e434a62b6bb472c6e50a2af. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/97924d5c3e434a62b6bb472c6e50a2af/view
- September 27, 2024: Solicitation, due November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice b6930966c30341d5821ed3400aa312f2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b6930966c30341d5821ed3400aa312f2/view
- October 15, 2024: Solicitation, due November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 2a880a8306b54a339528566b6e6a1462. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2a880a8306b54a339528566b6e6a1462/view
- October 18, 2024: Solicitation, due November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice ea1403a300ea48dbac2fe0ceb21dde69. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ea1403a300ea48dbac2fe0ceb21dde69/view
- November 6, 2024: Solicitation, due November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 655bd4128af24199b18d3664b8067b4d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/655bd4128af24199b18d3664b8067b4d/view
- November 6, 2024: Solicitation, due November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 9f27af886a3c4c878d528870b7c4ea19. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9f27af886a3c4c878d528870b7c4ea19/view
- January 29, 2025: Award notice. Notice a2303b50f8234f7e8f20e72813eede95. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a2303b50f8234f7e8f20e72813eede95/view

## Points of contact

- Julius Jones, Contract Specialist, Julius.Jones@va.gov, 501-918-1200

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