Project Name: 19th Floor Server Room HVAC Replacement (318); Station Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina, VARO; Project Location: 19th Floor (Wells Fargo Building)

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.

A Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation will be posted on or about Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The Winston Salem, North Carolina, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in accordance with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to provide construction-related services, including all labor, materials, apparatus, tools, equipment, and supervision, identified as the 19th Floor Server Room HVAC Replacement project.

The scope of this project shall include the removal of the existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit and replace in kind with a new HVAC unit. The location of the HVAC unit is the 19th Floor where the computer server room resides that must be optimal temperature and humidity percentage for proper functionality of said equipment. The period of performance for this project will be thirty (30) calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The magnitude of this project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00 pursuant to FAR 36.204. 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 RFQ under FAR Part 13. 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 quotation submission, at the time of award, and for the duration of performance of the resultant Purchase Order. 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.

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 36C10D24Q0266 under Contract Opportunities on https://www.sam.gov. Any Amendments to the RFQ solicitation will also be posted under Contract Opportunities on SAM.