Remediate Mold and Renvovate Chapel

THIS PRE-SOLICIATION NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SAMUEL S STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED AT 113 HOLLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY 12208, INTENDS TO RELEASE AN INVITATION FOR BID NUMBERED 36C24222B081 WILL BE POSTING A SOLICITATION ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 FOR THE REMEDIATION OF MOLD AND RENOVATION OF THE CHAPEL. The Samuel S. Stratton Albany VA Medical Center is currently seeking to Renovate the Chapel, located on the Eleventh (11th) Floor B-Wing of the Hospital. Mold has been exposed behind the wallpaper in the chapel area and needs to be remediated per the Moisture and Mold Management Program VHA Standards before the Chapel can reopen. During the mold remediation process several other renovations will need to occur as well. The items for the Scope of Work in the chapel include, but not limited to the following: o Removal of pew front starters and 8 pews on each side of the chapel (16 total pews), each pew is approximately 8'-4" long. These are the pews located nearest the windows. This is the location where the mold was initially found. Pew removal is required to gain access to the walls for proper mold remediation, wallpaper removal, and wall re-finishing/painting. Remove pews carefully without damaging the floor. o Remove all wallpaper on the walls in the entire chapel (including the two square columns located in the rear of the chapel). Total wallpaper area removal is approximately 1800 square feet. o Perform full mold remediation in the entire chapel per the Moisture and Mold Management Program VHA Standards. o Prepare, prime, and paint all walls including square room columns in rear, with a mold and mildew inhibiting paint as the new finishing for all the walls. o Remove all carpeting in the front of room/alter area and replace with new. Total carpeting area is approximately 500 square feet. o Remove and replace all ceiling grid and ceiling tiles. New ceiling tiles need to be mold and mildew resistant. Total ceiling area is approximately 2200 square feet. o Remove and replace all florescent 2'x4' ceiling light fixtures in addition to eleven round recessed lights above the alter. All fixtures should be replaced with new LED lights and verified all new lighting is functioning correctly. The twelve speakers in the ceiling should remain in the same locations/reused. Speakers will need to be tested/verified that they are functioning properly with the new ceiling. o Replace all window curtains and curtain hardware with new. The windows are approximately 25'-10" long by 4'-5" tall (2 sets of 5 windows next to each other on opposite sides of the room). o Reinstall the removed pew front starters and all pews back to their original locations mainly after walls are completed. o Clean thoroughly wooden base molding. o Clean thoroughly all the pews. o Clean thoroughly the entire chapel after renovation is completed. This procurement will be a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. The NAICS code is 236220. The small business standard is $39.5 Million. The estimated cost range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. A 20% Bid Bond must be submitted with the bid. Information regarding the one and only site visit scheduled will be stated in the Solicitation. Solicitation materials consisting of the Information for Bid Details, Specifications, Drawings and Contract Forms will be available on http://www.fedbizopps.gov in electronic format only. All interested parties (subs & primes) should register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov as an "Interested Vendor" so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A Bidder's mailing list, list of interested parties and/or list of attendees at site visits WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contract Specialist. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to "Add to Watch List"; you will be notified by of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Offerors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers as prescribed by FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisition. Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation prior to contract award. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. The POC for this project will be Les Griffith and can be reach at (914) 501-0175 or email lester.griffith@va.gov. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

4,500 SF.

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