Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Business Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Bldg 149, Long Beach, CA 90822

Y -- GENERAL CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN BUILD SERVICES. SOL RFP600-092-99 POC Thomas Wagner, Contracting Officer (562) 494-5534 Provide all labor, material, supervision, equipment and tools necessary to perform general construction services for repair and alterations to buildings and real property owned or leased by Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 22, within the California counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Clark County, Nevada. This solicitation will result in a Firm Fixed Price, Multiple Award, Open End General Construction contracts. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside utilizing the SIC Code 1542. The offeror shall be physically located within a radius of 120 miles of the Network Business Center in Long Beach and able to perform construction services in all counties listed above. The Government intends to award approximately six (6) contracts resulting from this solicitation. Offerors will be required to submit a Technical Proposal separate from a Price Proposal as indicated in the solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated using the source selection procedures in accordance to FARPart 15.3 using the evaluation criteria outlined in the solicitation. Individual Task Orders will be issued under the awarded contracts either by Sole Source RFP or Competitive RFP whichever deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. The offeror shall have the ability to perform general construction services and associated design build functions for construction projects ranging in dollar value from $2,000 to $4,000,000. The basic contract period for all contracts will be one (1) year and four (4) option years for a maximum duration of five (5) years or until maximum accumulated task order value of $30,000,000 is expended, whichever occurs first. The scopes of work for Task Orders include Construction (new construction, renovation, alteration, improvement, repairs, and minor construction), or Design/Build Construction related to healthcare facilities. The work involves trades, and/or professional services within the architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. Evaluation for award will be based on the following technical factors: (Listed in descending importance) Factor 1: Past Performance, Subfactor 1.1: Prime Contractor Past Performance; Factor 2: Project Management, Subfactor 2.1: Design-Build Team Project Experience, 2.1.1: Experience with multiple projects, 2.1.2: Technical Experience of Design Team, Subfactor 2.2: Capacity to Accomplish the Work, 2.2.1: Bonding Capacity, 2.2.2: Organizational Capacity, 2.2.3: Quality Control Capacity; Factor 3: Technical Approach, Subfactor 3.1: Construction Project Work Plan/Schedule: Subfactor 3.2: Design/Build Project Work Plan/Schedule; Factor 4: Price. Technical evaluation criteria will rate higher than price factors for purposes of award. A pre-proposal conference will be held, date and time to be determined. The tentative issue date of this solicitation is on or about March 19, 1999. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is April 19, 1999. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing on company letterhead to Tom Wagner, Contracting Officer, at the above address or fax to (562) 494-5828 prior to issue date. See Numbered Note #1. Posted 03/03/99 (W-SN304167). (0062)

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