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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 03, 2011 FBO #3358
DOCUMENT

Y -- E85 Fueling Stations Sources Sought for Bay Pines, FL; Lake City, FL; Gainesville, FL - Attachment

Notice Date

2/1/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

237120 — Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;4141 Rockside Road;Seven Hills, OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70111RI0061
 

Response Due

4/15/2011
 

Archive Date

6/14/2011
 

Point of Contact

Andy Neiss
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, "Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes" this Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requirement: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (VA-PCAC) is seeking potential sources to design and install three E85 fueling stations at the following VA facilities (tank sizes in parenthesis): 1)Bay Pines VAHCS: 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744 (8,000 Gallons) 2)Malcom Randall VAMC: 1601 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608 (5,000 Gallons) 3)Lake City VAMC: 619 S. Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025 (8,000 Gallons) The contractor shall be responsible for all phases of the project, including (but not limited to) all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, design, site preparation, services, training, lighting, security cameras, landscaping, communications, schematic layout, drawings, instruction, operation and maintenance manuals, as build drawings, permits and zoning processes, construction, installation and commissioning. The following is an abbreviated description of the work: i.The fueling station tank shall be double-walled, gallon capacity by location as listed above in paragraph 1.1.B, and ballistic proof. The skid shall be anchored to the new concrete foundation. The concrete foundation design shall be prepared and stamped by a structural engineer licensed in the state of Florida. A Programmable Logic Control (PLC) panel will control the fuel system. ii.The fuel tank, pumps, pumps, dispensers and related equipment shall be skid mounted and provided as a turn-key system. The contractor shall provide an integrally constructed and fabricated, tested and certified system prior to delivery to the VA site. The tank shall contain a product decal specific to the site. Where required, containment structures shall be constructed of steel-reinforced concrete. iii.Provide on-demand, monitoring and reporting of actual fuel consumption, vehicle ID, odometer reading, date of fueling and gallons dispensed. Date of fuel transport shall be included. iv.Contractor shall provide a card reader/fuel management system capable of authorizing and recording both fuel and fuel transactions using the Wright Express (WEX) and General Services Administration (GSA) Smart fuel cards processing system. The controller shall be compatible with the GSA controller to assist in the reimbursement for the E85 fuel. The system shall be connected to one or more remote billing services by telephone modem for a high speed line, for the purpose of remotely authorizing, recording, and billing transactions by fuel networks (such as Voyager). The Contractor shall be responsible for setting up the remote billing accounts coordinated by the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR). (Appendix C) v.The E85 Fueling Station shall include clearance warning signs, where appropriate. vi.The project will also include security requirements (cameras, fencing, etc.), as well as an option for the fueling stations to be powered by solar PV and storage batteries. NAICS 237120 (size standard $33.5 million) applies Submittal Information Required: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to address the following information: 1.Please provide no more than five (5) contracts that your company has performed as a prime contractor for this same or similar requirement and of comparable size, complexity and scope in the last three (3) years. Please be specific and provide a complete reference to include at a minimum the project name, contract award amount, building use (e.g., medical facility), start and completion dates, and the project owners' contact information, as this person may be contacted for further information. 2.Please identify your company's number of years in business, affiliate information, parent company, and joint venture partners. 3.Respondents shall provide the company's resumes, not to exceed two (2) pages each for key personnel that would be involved in the project, and their respective roles. 4.Provide company business size, as designated by the NAICS association and the U.S. Small Business Administration, and status (i.e. large business, small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, hub zone small business, etc.). 5.Provide the prime contractor's available bonding capacity in calendar year 2010. Please include a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission to specifically address bonding for design-build, if possible. Please note that the magnitude of construction is expected to be between $800,000 and $1,200,000. Please note that the purpose of this sources sought is to identify qualified contractors that would be interested in proposing/bidding on this project. The results from this announcement will assist the VA in making procurement decisions such as set-aside determinations and analyzing company experience/capability to perform design-build construction. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than five (5) pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum, that address the above information. Please note that hard copies will not be accepted. Please also include a cover page which includes, at a minimum, the company's name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, socio-economic status, point of contact, phone number and email address. Responses must include the sources sought number and project title in the subject line of their email response. Submissions (responses) must be received no later than February 18, 2011 at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), and shall be emailed to andy.neiss@va.gov. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOps at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business, SDVOSB, VOSB or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should forward an email only to the primary point of contact listed below. No phone calls will be accepted. Primary Point of Contact: Andy Neiss, Contract Specialist Email: andy.neiss@va.gov
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/15d7b310f1f72895cd67368605a4640d)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-701-11-RI-0061 VA-701-11-RI-0061.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=173813&FileName=VA-701-11-RI-0061-000.docx)

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Record

SN02370674-W 20110203/110201234134-15d7b310f1f72895cd67368605a4640d (fbodaily.com)
 

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