Y--Parking Garage Heli-Port

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This announcement is seeking information from industry, which will be used for planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities and qualifications of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB's), in accordance with the requirements of Public Law 109-461. The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA, has a requirement for verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB's) to provide a Parking Garage Heli-port that is intended to provide rapid response for emergency vertical evacuation: A brief description is listed below. Update/Retrofit with all relevant FAA "Heliports for Hospital's" required lighting, markings and striping, but not limited to, Airfield and Heliport pavements (including airport runways, taxiways, ramps, aprons, helipads and adjacent stabilized areas), concrete aprons, storm drainage, striping and site preparation of Government facilities. A project requiring use of civil funds or otherwise termed as quote mark civil works construction quote mark is not authorized under this contract. Work may include, but not be limited to, Asphalt and Concrete Construction, Site Preparation, Miscellaneous Construction, and Incidental Work. Limitations on Subcontracting: The prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB's for general construction-type procurements. Prior Government work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought notice. This notice is published as market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of SDVOSB's capable of performing the requirements to warrant a solicitation set-aside. In order to be eligible as an SDVOSB a firm must be registered and verified as an SDVOSB in VetBiz at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. All interested firms must be verified as SDVOSB's in VetBiz at the time of submission of a proposal in accordance with VAAR 804.1102 in order to be eligible. An active registration in SAM is also required. Registration is available at www.sam.gov. The firm shall be listed in the System for Award Management (SAM) under NAICS code 236220 and be capable of providing the required construction services. Interested parties responding to this sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum: 1) Company Name and Address. 2) A copy of your firm's CVE SDVOSB verification. 3) DUNS Number. 4) Company's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars); 5) Name, phone number and email address of a point of contact for clarifications/further information. The response date to this Sources Sought notice is September 23, 2016, at 3:30 pm local (New Orleans) time. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if a SDVOSB set-aside is appropriate. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. All responses shall be emailed to Mr. Robert Beverly at [email protected]. Subject line relating to this sources sought must read "PARKING GARAGE HELI-PORT - SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSE". NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.