Construction Connect Condenser Pumps To Emergency Power

This procurement is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under Public Law 109-461. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/. Proposals received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VetBiz shall not be considered for award. This includes Joint Ventures. Joint Venture Agreements must be submitted with proposal to be considered. Contract award shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Verification showing seal shall be included with proposal. Base Offer Item: furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with Project# 629-18-119 Connect Condenser Pumps to Emergency Power, located at the Southeast Louisiana VA Medical Center, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 SITE VISIT: AN ORGANIZED SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE/TIME/LOCATION SHOWN IN FAR 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) ALTERNATE I. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY SITE VISIT CONDUCTED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THE SITE VISIT SHALL NOT ALTER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SOLICITATION. TERMS OF THE SOLICITATION REMAIN UNCHANGED UNLESS THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED IN WRITING. CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING, USING EXHIBIT F, (EMAIL IS ACCEPTABLE) TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST SHOWN ABOVE NO LATER THAN NOON CST 14 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE/TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. SEE BLOCK 13A FOR SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE. PER FAR 36.204 & VAAR 836.204 THE ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT IS BETWEEN $2,000,000 AND $5,000,000 IN NEGOTIATED SOLICITATIONS "BID" AND "BIDDER" MEAN "OFFER" AND "OFFEROR" NAICS CODE: 238210 SIZE STANDARD: $16.5M GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: New Orleans, Orleans Parish (70119), Louisiana ****IMPORTANT: VAAR Clause 852.219-77 (included herein) is required to be completed and returned with each proposal. Proposals without a completed VAAR Clause 852.219-77 will be considered ineligible for evaluation and award Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker's compensation insurance rating bureau. If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the offeror lacks insurance history, offeror shall submit a letter indicating so from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier's letterhead and include a letter from the NCCI indicating that is has assigned offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0. This requirement is applicable to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make an initial Determination of Responsibility. OFFERORS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT EXHIBIT D AND EXHIBIT E (AND THE ASSOCIATED ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION) AS A PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL PACKAGE WILL BE RATED LOWER THAN AN OFFEROR THAT DOES PROVIDE. 6. Site Visit: An organized site is scheduled as shown in clause 52.236-27 (Alternate I). Only one site visit will be conducted. Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory, but highly suggested for proper proposal preparation. 7. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI's are due, utilizing Exhibit F, no later than (NLT) 12:00 PM CST 14 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of proposals or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI's should be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Bill Geary at william.geary2@va.gov or bill.geary@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format. Example: Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI #1, 36C25622R0090 and Project #629-18-119. *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.

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