Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Title: Conduct Hazardous Material Abatement, STL-JB&JC Solicitation Number: 36C25525Q0216_1 Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 15 Contracting Office Location: 3450 S 4th Street Traffic way, Leavenworth, Kansas Type of Notice: Sources Sought Posted Date: 02/21/2025 Response Date: 03/07/2025 at 3:00 PM Central Time Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Classification Code: F108 - Environmental Systems Protection- Environmental Remediation  NAICS Code: 541330- Engineering Services Synopsis: Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is conducting a market survey for qualified: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), capable of providing the required services outlined below for the John Cochran VA Medical Center and the Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. The applicable NAICS code is 541330- Engineering Services and the size standard is $25.5 Million. Responses to this notice must be submitted via e-mail and received no later than March 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. Additional information about this project will be issued on the Federal Contract Opportunities website https://www.sam.gov once available. Period of Performance for all work is 60 calendar days. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated cost magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. Prospective SDVOSB firms are reminded that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14(e)(3), the Contractor agrees it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK: Description of Work Broken Down 657-25-105 Conduct Hazardous Material Abatement 2025, JC, JB This project will conduct abatement of Hazardous Material (Asbestos, Lead) at VASTLHCS John Cochran Division and Jefferson Barracks Division. The SOW includes VPIH for additional sampling, designing an abatement plan, specifications, review and approval of Abatement Work Plan, and abatement oversight. Limited abatement will occur based on findings of the most recent survey (friable materials found, flaking lead-based paint, etc.) and investigations of the VPIH. Areas to be abated are identified and coordinated with In-House Construction Crew work or Maintenance & Operations needed repairs. END OF SCOPE OF WORK Interested firms must be registered in https://sam.gov with NAICS code 541330- and qualified as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business under NAICS code 541330. Qualified service-disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to respond and required to be registered in with the Small Business Administration (SBA) registry https://veterans.certify.sba.gov on or before the response date. If interested in this opportunity, please provide Capability Statement via email. The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and Unique Entity ID. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 1, but no more than 3 completed examples. 4) Offeror's CVE certification as a Veteran owned business. 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 541330, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project. 6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential. 7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Responses must be received by 3:00 PM Central on March 7, 2025, via e-mail to the Contract Specialist at Abby.Monroe2@va.gov and the Contracting Officer Matthew.Finley@va.gov PLEASE REFERENCE 657-25-105 A/E: Conduct Hazardous Material Abatement, STL-JB&JC " IN THE SUBJECT LINE and cover sheet. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Network 15 Contracting Office; 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 Point of Contact(s): Matthew Finley, Contracting Officer, e-mail address: Matthew.Finley@va.gov Abby Monroe, Contract Specialist, e-mail address: Abby.Monroe2@va.gov
