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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 04, 2013 FBO #4240
DOCUMENT

Y -- Combined Heat & Power Construction - Newington VAMC - Attachment

Notice Date

7/2/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

237130 — Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70113I0255
 

Response Due

7/11/2013
 

Archive Date

10/9/2013
 

Point of Contact

Donald Marsh
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SYNOPSIS: INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, "Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes" This Sources Sought 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). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the construction of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System at the Newington, CT VA Medical Center (VAMC). PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In an effort to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption, the Department of Veterans Affairs has commissioned the design and construction of a Combined Heat and Power System (CHP) at the VA Medical Center in Newington, CT. Three gas-fired 480/277V 400KW cogeneration units will provide new, reliable, and efficient sources of hot water heating, cooling, and electrical generation for the facility. In addition, operation of the CHP will reduce emission levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and green house gases when compared to conventional means of power, cooling, and heat generation. The project shall consist of a new ~12,000sf standalone building for the installation of three gas reciprocating CHP units, hot-water absorption chillers, emissions treatment systems, associated mechanical and electrical systems, and administrative support space. The building will be located in an open area across from Building 2W, adjacent to three existing cooling towers, on the Newington VAMC campus. Civil/site work will be provided to accommodate the new structure, pedestrian and vehicular building access, parking, surrounding site access, site utilities, two new cooling towers, landscaping, and associated site modifications in support of the project. Hot water piping and chilled water piping will be run underground to connect to existing facility infrastructure within Building 2W. Hot water piping will be extended further through Buildings 2C and 2E to tie into the facility's existing heating system. Chilled water piping will be connected to the facility's existing chilled water plant within Building 2W. Electrical feeders will be extended outside to an isolation switch and pad-mounted 1500KVA transformer, routed underground on the site, and extended into Switchgear Building 46 where they will be terminated within the campus' 22.8 kV primary utility service switchgear. New controls shall be provided for operation of the CHP system to provide CHP system start/stop signals, alarms, control valves, control emissions treatment systems, and measure hot water flow, chilled water flow, electrical power, and gas usage. A new Building Management System will be provided for the CHP building and will interface with the CHP control system. The CHP control system will also interface with the existing chilled water plant's control system. The CHP system's electrical output will be connected to the medical center's 22.8 kV primary distribution system at the existing primary utility service switchgear. During CHP system operation, it's power output will be delivered to the medical center's distribution system, partially offsetting power delivery required from the electric utility grid. Utility and owner required relaying and metering will also be provided to ensure safe, reliable interconnection to the medical center's electrical distribution system. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-bid-build approach. The anticipated solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the IFB. However, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, in any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. This project is planned for advertising in late July 2013. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $15,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237130 (size standard $33.5 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 600 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services including: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: 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 within the last five (5) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Please include the following information at a minimum: A.Project Name; B.Project Scope; C.Project Size (i.e. Electricity Produced (kW)); D.Building Use (e.g. Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.); E.Project Relevance; F.Project Dollar Value; G.Start and Completion Dates; H.Project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information; I.Describe your Self-Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self-Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self-Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. 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 one (1) page each for key personnel that would be involved in the project and their respective roles. 4.Provide company business size based on NAICS code 237130. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.). 5.Provide the prime contractor's available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 10 pages in length, single-spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. This response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 4MB in size. 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 name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses must include the Sources Sought number and project title in the subject line of their e-mail response. Please note that this is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research purposes ONLY to determine the availability of small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. Particularly, the purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following categories: Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Verified Veteran-Owned Small Business, Certified 8(a), Certified HUB Zone, and other small business. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business community or to conduct as an Other Than Small Business Procurement. The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analyses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. 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 FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Submissions (responses) shall be submitted via email to the primary point of contact listed below by July 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM (EDT). No phone calls will be accepted. POC: Donald Marsh Contract Specialist Donald.marsh2@va.gov
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/653a6b92b65d2b7f25e2b3696209fe33)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-13-I-0255 VA701-13-I-0255 NEWINGTON CHP.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=849848&FileName=VA701-13-I-0255-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=849848&FileName=VA701-13-I-0255-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington Campus;555 Willard Avenue;Newington, CT

Zip Code: 06111
 

Record

SN03105586-W 20130704/130702235130-653a6b92b65d2b7f25e2b3696209fe33 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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