EXPAND PARKING GARAGE, PROJECT 589-401 This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability of small business firms for a possible small business category type set-aside for Construction Services project: This is a Sources Sought Notice that is issued for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An Award will not be made on information received in response to this notice. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a Best Value type RFP. The general scope of work: The following Narrative is intended to provide an overview of the scope of work of the Proposed 4 Level Parking Garage Addition at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Site Location. The proposed precast concrete parking garage will be connected directly south of the existing precast parking garage on a portion of an existing surface parking lot. The expansion to the garage will provide 684 parking spaces total. The parking structure is designed as an open parking garage per the 2012 IBC and the VA Parking Design Manual and is to be constructed utilizing precast concrete 12' double tees with field applied 3" concrete topping, precast beams, walls and columns. The configuration of the parking in the garage allows for ninety degree parking throughout the garage and is designed in a three-bay configuration. The parking structure will be supported by straight shaft drilled concrete piers that extend to limestone bedrock approximately 25 ft. below grade. Lighting within the structure will be LED fixtures both on each level and at the roof parking area in the Base Bid. There are two stair towers for the parking garage. One will be at the southeast corner and southwest corner of the structure. The stair system will be precast concrete. Each floor level landing will be color coded at the precast walls and entry door with the level designation indicated. The northeast stair tower will have vinyl signage on the inside of the glass on the east wall of the tower indicating "VA". The northwest stair tower will have vinyl signage on the inside of the glass on the north wall of the tower indicating "VA". Both stair towers will have a modified bitumen roofing system with prefinished metal roof guttering and downspouts. Downspouts will disperse water directly onto roof of garage. The exterior of the precast concrete structure will have an integral colored finish and formed texture as approved by the Owner and to be further defined as the project documents are completed. A vinyl coated chain link material will be provided at all openings along the perimeter of the building on the 3rd and 4th floors and at the roof to provide fall protection. Power for the new parking structure will be provided by a feed from the existing VA Facility. All Fire, Security and Communications will be provided as required by the Owner. A parking counter system will be provided to keep a total count of available parking spaces for the entire parking structure. There will be unit heaters provided at each landing of each stair tower. In addition there will be an electrical equipment room. The intent of this notice is to identify potential Small Business firms capable of performing these services. The Government will use the information obtained from this sources sought announcement to make a set-aside determination including further restriction under a socio-economic status, firms must identify their socio-economic status for NAICS code 238120, Structural Steel and Precast Concrete. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238120 with the applicable business size of $14.0 million. If interested in this opportunity, please provide via email a Capability Statement: 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 DUNS number; 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 no more than 3 examples; 4) Offeror's CVE certification if a Veteran owned business; 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 238120, Structural Steel and Precast Concrete 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. The Response Due Date for this Sources Sought Notice is June 30, 2016, 4:00 pm CST. Respondents will not be notified of the results of analysis. Submit your responses to
[email protected]. Make sure you identify the project title and project number when submitting your response. The point of contact for submission of Capabilities Statement and questions is: Jeanette Mathena Contract Specialist Email:
[email protected] NCO 15 Contracting Office Leavenworth, Kansas 66048