SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- CONSTRUCTION - COLUMBARIA NICHES, COMMITTAL SHELTER, IRRIGATION AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, LANDSCAPING AND PAVING AT ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL CEMETERY, ELWOOD, IL
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;National Cemetery Administration;Construction Support Division (41D3B);810 Vermont Avenue, NW;Washington DC 20420
- ZIP Code
- 20420
- Solicitation Number
- VA-786A-06-RI-0067
- Response Due
- 5/12/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total HUB-Zone
- Description
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Sources Sought Notice DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT DIVISION (41D3B) 810 VERMONT AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20420 PHONE: 202-565-4056 FAX: 202-565-4211 April 27, 2006 TO: HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESSES SUBJ: POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY - FOR CONSTRUCTION AT THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL CEMETERY, ELWOOD IL This e-mail message is being sent to all Hubzone Small Businesses registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (www.ccr.gov), with North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990. Please e-mail your response to this message to Michael Hannum, no later than 2:00 p.m., EST, Friday, May 12 , 2006, at the following address: Michael.Hannum@va.gov or fax your response to 202-565-4211. The Government-wide statutory goal for Hubzones is 3 percent of all Federal procurement dollars be spent with Hubzones. The Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs has also established a goal of 3 percent of all VA procurement dollars be spent with Hubzones. In an effort to enhance opportunities for Hubzones and increase the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accomplishments in this important socioeconomic category, VA's National Cemetery Administration is performing preliminary market research to gauge the level of interest and capabilities of Hubzones with regards to an upcoming construction project at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood IL. The findings of the preliminary market research will be used in considering a 100% set aside for Hubzones, pursuant to the set-aside authority contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 19.1305. NAICS code applicable for this acquisition is 237990, and the Size Standard is $31.0 Million. The construction costs are estimated to be $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. Project is subject to the availability of funds. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Contractor shall procure and install 2,000 columbaria niches, one committal shelter, install irrigation and support infrastructure, sidewalks, curbs, landscaping, and paving, at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood IL. The period of performance will be 270 days. REQUIRED RESPONSES: Your review of this information and response to the following questions will be very helpful in determining if this acquisition may be set-aside exclusively for competition among Hubzones. Please review the specifications and technical requirements carefully before responding to this e-mail. If the question is not applicable, please indicate "N/A" in your reply to that question: (1) Has your firm, as a prime contractor, whether individually or through a formal joint venture or teaming agreement, or under subcontract to a Federal prime contractor, provided construction services of similar size and scope as described in the brief description of project above? (2) If your response to question (1), above, is yes, please provide the period covered by the contract, the contracting agency name, address and telephone number of the contracting officer, and whether your firm performed as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor. If performance was a subcontractor, please provide the name, address and telephone number of the point of contact at the prime contractor. (3) Please list all current contracts (both government and commercial), amount of contract, and location where the work is being performed under the contracts. (4) Please provide the specifics in terms of the largest customers of these services. Please include any information relevant to any potential difficulties you note with complying fully with the Statement of Work and specifications. (5) In order to determine if an acquisition can be set-aside for Hubzones, the contracting officer must determine that there are a sufficient number of Hubzones capable of performing the contract requirement and that award can be made at a reasonable, fair market price. To that end, please provide your firms references and past performance. (Please list top 5, preferably of as close to size and scope of our project as possible). (6) If your firm, either individually or as a formal joint venture or under a formal teaming arrangement, has held a Federal contract please provide the following information (if there are more than three such contracts, please provide the information for the three most recently completed acquisitions): (a) Contracting Agency Address & contracting officer's name and telephone number. (b) Contract Number, date and amount of award, date of completion (c) Description of Items/Services provided under the contract. (d) State whether or not there were any performance issues under the contract which resulted in the issuance of a Cure Notice or Show Cause Notice by the contracting officer. (7) Please provide references from those customers that have an ongoing relationship with your firm, the services purchased by these customers, and the estimated value and magnitude of these contractual arrangements (8) Has your firm ever been terminated for cause or default from a contractual arrangement, whether Federal or private sector, as a result of failure to perform, poor quality and workmanship provided, etc.? If so, please provide the specifics. Please e-mail your responses and any relevant information regarding specific performance or other qualifications regarding the construction services requested, no later than May 12, 2006 to Michael Hannum at: michael.hannum@ va.gov. Do not send hard copy advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous inquiries or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this or any other construction project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. Although responses are not required, the information will be helpful in assisting this office, as SDVOSB advocates, in trying to influence the acquisition strategy for the construction project in Illinois by ensuring maximum practicable opportunities for Hubzones. This is not a solicitation and should not be construed as such. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a Hubzone set-aside or Hubzone sole source award, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Thank you for your time in responding to this request.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery;27034 South Diagonal Road;Elwood, IL
- Zip Code: 60421
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 60421
- Record
- SN01037286-W 20060430/060428220538 (fbodaily.com)
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