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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 15, 2016 FBO #5440
DOCUMENT

Y -- VA National Cemetery Jacksonville - Attachment

Notice Date

10/13/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Construction and;Facilities Management (00CFM3B);425 I Street, NW;Washington DC 20420
 

ZIP Code

20420
 

Solicitation Number

VA10117N0253
 

Response Due

10/19/2016
 

Archive Date

10/20/2016
 

Point of Contact

Crystal Cole
 

E-Mail Address

2-2708<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Expressions of Interest for a Construction Design-Build Contract for the Phase 2 expansion of the Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida. Notice: This is not a solicitation for offers, nor is it a request for proposals. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this Notice. Respondents are advised that the Government assumes no responsibility to award a lease based upon responses to this advertisement. Description: VA has a requirement to expand the Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida to accommodate approximately 20,200 gravesites on approximately 30 undeveloped acres, including pre-placed crypts, columbarium niches and in ground cremains sites, memorial walls, roadways, utility systems, site furnishings and signage, landscaping and irrigation. This project will also enhance elements that were provided during the Phase I Development, such as security upgrades throughout the cemetery, GIS system integration, upgrading the irrigation system, and stormwater management improvements. Included in this project are the installation of standby generators for the existing Administration and Maintenance Facilities and an evaluation of the existing structures to retrofit/incorporate Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU and Renewable Energy Initiatives as required. Additionally, any FCA condition D or F corrections will be incorporated onto this project. This project shall include an early turnover (ETO) phase consisting of approximately 1200 of the total placed crypts with associated site improvements which must be completed and accepted for with 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP.) The Jacksonville National Cemetery expansion is planned as a Design-Build acquisition for award in FY17. The Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) will provide a requirements document consisting of program requirements, environmental and regulatory constraints, topographic and boundary survey, baseline geo-technical survey, performance schedule, and listing of applicable VA/NCA design guides, submission requirements, and planning criteria. The Design-Build contract shall include a full complement of design services including the preparation of Master Plan, Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents in addition to all construction, commissioning, and certifications where applicable. The approximate project duration will be 1,440 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The estimated magnitude for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with the size standard of $36.5 Million. CFM intends to conduct this acquisition in accordance with Subpart 36.3, Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures. This sources sought notice is for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Businesses are encouraged to respond. All firms responding to this Sources Sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. Firms interested in submitting their capabilities for this project must include the following information in the cover letter/introduction: (1) Company name, address, point of contact with phone number and e-mail address; (2) Business size determination and qualifying small business status, and (3) Bonding capacity (from surety). Please limit responses to fifteen (15) pages. The Contractor capability statement shall include, but not be limited, to the following: 1) Design Build Experience: "Provide at least three (3) projects demonstrating previous experience performing master planning and design-build projects with a value of at least $10,000,000. 2) Corporate Experience: "Provide at least three (3) projects in the past five (5) years that demonstrate experience with National Cemetery design and construction experience. If no National Cemetery experience, provide at least three (3) projects with similar scopes of work including other cemeteries and/or large scale site development projects such as regional parks or golf courses that contains, at minimum, an administration building, maintenance building, public restrooms, roads, mass and fine grading, utilities, drainage and storm water management, landscape, and irrigation. 3) Capability to perform: "Provide a potential team composition for this type of project and the associated tasks and responsibilities for each team member. "Provide a list of current projects and how the potential team members intend to manage South Florida National Cemetery project. "Provide evidence of bonding capability up to the estimated range of $20M to $50M. Please submit capability packages via email to: Crystal Cole, Contracting Officer at crystal.cole2@va.gov no later than 2:00 pm EDT on October 19, 2016, and in the subject line state "Jacksonville Florida National Cemetery and [Company Name]. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE is available. Industry Day CFM intends to conduct an Industry Day to reach out to potential contractors for this requirement. Industry Day is on Nov 2, 2016 from 1300-1500 in the Auditorium at Orlando VA Medical Center - Lake Nona, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827. Industry Day attendance is not mandatory. This event will provide background and more specific information on the project. This Industry Day Forum will be used for market research to give CFM the opportunity to engage with contractors to determine overall interest in the project, experience with cemetery design-build construction, capacity to successfully accomplish the work, and small business participation. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/vacoofmae/vacoofmae/VA10117N0253/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA101-17-N-0253 VA101-17-N-0253.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3052264&FileName=VA101-17-N-0253-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3052264&FileName=VA101-17-N-0253-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: VA National Cemetery Jacksonville, FL;Jacksonville, FL

Zip Code: 32201
 

Record

SN04304146-W 20161015/161013234708-b6b433519f58a9ee5f469c8e84a84b11 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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