Renovation of Building One (1) Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Bay Pines, Florida 33708   4

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), Acquisition Support, Eastern Region, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC has a requirement to renovate a building located at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33708. This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Building One (1), five (5) stories high with an attic, was constructed in 1933 as the main hospital on the Veterans Administration Bay Pines Medical Campus. A stucco exterior finish is applied over 12 thick masonry walls supported on a concrete frame structure. Building (1) Renovation work includes and proposed pricing shall be broken out into the following format. A. ITEM I, BASE BID GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Work includes general construction, interior demolition, interior alterations, structural modifications, mechanical construction, electrical construction and installation of healthcare equipment as scheduled. Exterior construction includes construction of precast concrete entry canopy structure and roofing, asphalt and concrete roads and walks, grading, drainage, underground MEP services, retaining walls, landscaping and certain other items. Also included in the work is coordination of a clash-free 3D construction model. Pricing shall be broken down separately by CSI division. ITEM II, ASBESTOS-RELATED WORK ITEM III, GENERAL CONDITIONS, INSURANCE, BOND, FEE B. BID OPTION NO. 1 GENERATOR - ADD: Replace the existing emergency electrical generator located on the First Floor of Building B1 with a new emergency generator. Work includes removal and disposal of existing generator, reconstruction of concrete pad as needed for new generator footprint and anchorage, and providing all ancillary parts and pieces as required for an operable emergency generating system. C. BID OPTION NO. 2 FIRE PUMP - ADD: Replace the existing fire pump located in VA Bay Pines Building 1 with a new electric driven fire pump system. Work includes removal and disposal of existing fire pump, reconstruction of concrete pad as needed for new fire pump footprint and anchorage, and providing all ancillary parts and pieces as required for an operable emergency fire pump system. D. BID OPTION NO. 3 INTERIOR FINISH COMPONENTS - ADD: Add new built-in bookshelves, and multi-level ceiling with faux wood beams as shown (in lieu of ACT and painted walls in Base Bid). E. BID OPTION NO. 4 PATTERN GLASS - ADD: Provide pattern laminate glazing GL-3 in door frame types 4 and 5 and glazing elevation W09 as shown in lieu of frosted laminate glass GL-1 in Base Bid. F. BID OPTION NO. 5 TERRAZZO FLOORING - ADD: Provide terrazzo base and flooring TZ 01 thru TZ 06, TZB 01, and TZB 02 in lieu of RSF 07, RSF 02 thru RSF06, and RB 01 in Base Bid G. BID OPTION NO. 6 - GWB CEILINGS - ADD: Provide gypsum board ceilings as shown in lieu of ACT ceilings in Base Bid. The firm must be a General Construction Firm with an approved NAICS Code 236220, Small Business Size Standard of $36.5 million and a bonding capacity sufficient to bond 100% of the proposed cost to perform this work. The estimated cost for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The approximate construction duration will be 27 months after the issuance of the notice to proceed. The proposal will be evaluated, and award made utilizing the Best Value/Trade Off method per FAR Part 15. Offerors are advised that award may be made without discussion, however, the government reserves the right to establish a competitive range and enter into discussion. There will be no public bid opening. NOTICE TO PRIME (GENERAL) CONTRACTORS: The prime contractor must be registered in the beta.SAM.gov database at https://www.beta.SAM.gov. The prime contractor must also be registered in the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.VetBiz.va.gov at the time of award. SOLICITATION and AMENDMENTS: Prospective Offerors must obtain copies of solicitation documents from Contract Opportunities. By registering at beta.SAM.gov (https://beta.SAM.gov) the Offerors will have access to downloading plans, specifications and amendments, which will be available only in Adobe PDF electronic format. The Offerors must be registered and have a DUNS Number to download documents. By registering at beta.SAM.gov, you can request to be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Request for Proposal will be issued on or about December 21, 2020 If you have questions, please contact John Ezell at John.Ezell@va.gov. In the subject line of any email sent, identify: Bay Pines VAMC Phase 4 Renovation Building 1 and [Company Name] , 36C10F20R0043. A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on or about Tuesday, January 12, 2021 via Microsoft Teams. A site visit will be conducted closely following the pre-proposal conference at Building 1, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33708.