Construct Inpatient Pharmacy West Haven Minor Construction 689-411

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INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Construct New Inpatient Pharmacy Minor Construction Project at the West Haven VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 950 Campbell Avenue in West Haven, CT 06516. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The work will require construction of a two-story addition connecting to Building 1 at the First Floor (courtyard level).

The new pharmacy will be an approximately 10,500 sf addition and connect to Building 1 on all sides. The build will include a structural foundation to allow additional floors to be added later. The first floor of the addition houses the new Inpatient Pharmacy. The second floor houses the mechanical room for the Inpatient Pharmacy. A future phase addition plan-north of the Inpatient Pharmacy addition will house the future Outpatient Pharmacy.

The future phase also activates the remainder of the second floor of the Inpatient Pharmacy addition to house the Administrative Offices, Investigational Drug and Student Education program. A rooftop garden over the future Outpatient Pharmacy completes the future phase work.

An enclosed stair tower will connect the first and second floors of the new Inpatient Pharmacy addition with a future enclosed stair tower being activated in the future phase to provide convenience and required means of egress from the second-floor spaces. Work includes general construction, alterations, and certain other items.

Contractor shall provide services including but not limited to furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, materials, and transportation necessary to accomplish work for the demolition and replacement as required by specifications and drawings. Contractor is also responsible for Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Lead Based Paint (LBP) removal and mitigation, including Floor tile, Mastic and Lead Paint removal, where it occurs inside the project area of work.

The Contractor shall completely prepare project site for operations, including demolition and removal of existing site elements, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for at the West Haven VA Medical Center Project 689-411, Construct New Inpatient Pharmacy as required by drawings and specifications.

ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36 and will be evaluated in accordance with the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures listed in the solicitation IAW with FAR 15.101-2. The solicitation will be advertised as a tiered set-aside based on market research and previous acquisition history.

IAW with VAAR 815.101.370 (c) (3), the Contracting Officer has determined the subject solicitation will include the SDVOSB, VOSB, small and large or other than small business tiers in descending order of precedence. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The solicitation will tentatively be issued in early May 2024. The period of performance is approximately 730 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. The Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.

CONTACT INFORMATION: All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Contract Specialist Doniver G. Hamilton (Doniver.Hamilton@va.gov) and/or Contracting Officer Gabriel D. Escarciga (Gabriel.Escarciga@va.gov) and Procurement Technician Megan Johnson (Megan.Johnson9@va.gov). Telephone calls will not be accepted.