652-21-102 Replace Nurse Call System   2

The Department of Veterans' Affairs is seeking the services of a qualified construction company to provide all labor, material, transportation, equipment, and qualified supervision required for the following project: Replace Nurse Call System. Located at: Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS), 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, 23249. In general, the contactor shall be responsible for all facets of work, which includes, but is not limited to demolition, architectural, structural, electrical, electronics/security, telecommunications, and healthcare technology systems, to facilitate a successful upgrade of the existing facility nurse call/code blue system and any associated infrastructure. The project shall include, but is not limited to, upgrading nurse call/code blue system hardware and software, user terminals, patient room devices, notification/signaling devices, and any interconnecting data infrastructure. The project shall be phased in such a way to minimize and, if possible, avoid nurse call/code blue system outages. The work shall be performed in strict accordance with construction drawings and specifications prepared by Department of Veterans Affairs. This solicitation is anticipated to be 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. Bids are solicited only from SDVOSB concerns and bids received from firms that are not SDVOSB VetCert shall not be considered. The NAICS code for this project is 236220: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with Size Standard of $45 million. An Invitation for Bid is contemplated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14: An Invitation for Bid (IFB) with approximately 30-day response time after issuance of solicitation. Pursuant to VAAR 836-204 Magnitude of Construction, the estimated magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Solicitation material will be available on or about January 9, 2025. Material will include the solicitation and accompanying documents, specifications provided from the VA. Sealed Bids will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. Location and points of contact for site visits will be identified in the solicitation. This is a notice for informational purposes only and is not an Invitation for Bid. The government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information will be provided until issuance of the solicitation. No interested parties list will be maintained. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov , must be verified in the Small Business Administration s (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/) prior to submitting a bid, and shall have on file a current and complete VETS4212 report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets-100.html (if applicable). Bidders are further advised that failure to register in the SAM database and/or inability to provide a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) will render your firm ineligible for award IAW FAR Clause 52.204-7(b). It is the offerors responsibility to check the SAM.gov website periodically for amendments and/or notices to the solicitation. No email, fax, or telephone inquiries will be answered as a result of this announcement. Telephone requests for plans will not be honored. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation. A date and time for a pre-bid conference / site visit will be stated in the issued solicitation. Notice to Offerors: The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. This is a PRESOLICITATION NOTICE only. This is not a request for pricing at this time.

Background
The Department of Veterans' Affairs is seeking the services of a qualified construction company to provide all labor, material, transportation, equipment, and qualified supervision required for the project to replace the Nurse Call System at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS) located at 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, 23249.

The goal of this contract is to facilitate a successful upgrade of the existing facility nurse call/code blue system and any associated infrastructure.

Work Details
The contractor shall be responsible for all facets of work including but not limited to: demolition, architectural work, structural work, electrical work, electronics/security systems, telecommunications, and healthcare technology systems.

The project will involve upgrading nurse call/code blue system hardware and software, user terminals, patient room devices, notification/signaling devices, and interconnecting data infrastructure. The work must be phased to minimize or avoid outages of the nurse call/code blue system. All work shall be performed in strict accordance with construction drawings and specifications prepared by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Period of Performance
The period of performance will commence upon issuance of the solicitation and will extend over several months as determined by the project schedule.

Place of Performance
Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS), 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23249.