C1DA--405-25-002 | Multi-stack Chiller Replacement

ntracting officer to determine the applicable socio-economic set-aside for the procurement. Failure to respond to this notice will not impact consideration of architect and engineer firms (or joint ventures) which otherwise meet set-aside requirements and submit responses to the follow-up public announcement. Once the appropriate set-aside is determined, a separate public announcement requesting qualification statements (SF330s) will be publicized on Contract Opportunities in accordance with 40 U.S. Code § 1101 and FAR 36.601. Synopsis of required services (See attachment for full Scope of work (SOW)): The Contractor (herein referred to as A/E ) shall provide Architect/Engineer (A/E) services to design a construction project at the White River Junction VAMC in accordance with the design scope of work for project #405-25-002 Multi-stack Chiller Replacement. Attachments listed in the SOW are not included in this posting and will be available with the SF330 Qualifications request only. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330 and the small business standard is $25.5 million. To qualify as an interested party in this project, information pertaining to the following four (4) components must be submitted in response to this notice: Statement of intent that a proposal will be submitted to the solicitation for this project. Statement of intent shall include; your firms name (as it appears in SAM.gov), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, and socio-economic status of the firm (i.e. verified SDVOSB, WOSB, SB, large business). Evidence of A/E experience with utility design related projects within a medical facility setting, with a construction magnitude between $1M and $5M. (Please provide contract descriptions, contract dollar amounts, and telephone numbers for points of contact no photographs); Evidence of the company s ability to perform at least fifty percent (50%) of this requirement in accordance with FAR 52.219-14: Limitations on Subcontracting. ** Proof of professional liability insurance required to cover the monetary amount of this project. **If the procurement is set-aside for any category of small business, generally fifty percent (50%) of the work would need to be performed by the contractor or a similarly situated subcontractor in terms of percentage of cost. For instance, if set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), 50% or more of the contract would need to be performed by verified SDVOSBs no other small business categories would count towards the percentage. If set-aside for small business, 50% of the contract would be required to be performed by small businesses which would include performance by a verified SDVOSB because they are also a small business. If the procurement is not set-aside and reaches certain dollar thresholds, the Government would negotiate an acceptable subcontracting plan to utilize small business concerns. Interested parties are requested to submit the requested information not later than 16-DEC 2024 EST at 3:00PM to Alexandru Sava via email to Alexandru.sava@va.gov. Please include 36C24125R0029 Sources Sought Response in the title of the email. The response burden to this notice is expected to be light; lengthy responses are not expected but no maximum page count is assigned. Please keep responses below 7MB or send multiple emails appending to the email subject 1 of _ as appropriate. Please contact Alexandru Sava at the email above with any questions. DISCLAIMER: This Source Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.