Y1PZ--578-19-026: Installation of Hines Gate Control at the Hines VA Hospital in Hines, ILview on SAM.gov

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY Solicitation: 36C25227B0004 Project: 578-19-026 Hines Gate Control System Place of Performance: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (EHVAH) 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141-5000 PART 1 - General Description: The purpose of this notice is to obtain information on the interests, capabilities, and qualifications of multiple types of small business firms to determine if a set-aside is appropriate. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Proposals are NOT being requested or accepted at this time. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, requests a letter of interest from the following types of specialized construction small businesses firms interested in performing construction work at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), 8(a) Businesses, HUBZone Businesses, and Small Businesses (SB) Large Business This project is classified under NAICS Code: 238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a small-business size limit of $19.0 Million and PSC Y1PZ (Product Service Code Construction Other Non-Building Facilities) In accordance with VAAR 852.219-75(a)(iii) Special trade construction contractors, should this acquisition be procured as an SDVOSB or VOSB - [ ] The contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-73 or certified VOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated certified SDBOSB/VOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Costs of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975 The magnitude of construction for this work is more than $10,000,000. The period of performance shall not exceed 450 calendar days. PART 2 - SCOPE OF WORK OVERVIEW: The existing gate system and perimeter fencing at the Hines VA campus does not have video surveillance, card reader access, pedestrian access gates, remote gate control and in some locations damaged fencing or missing sections. Most of the existing gates need to be closed manually and do not have mechanical drives for closure. The primary objectives of this contract are to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and qualified supervision necessary to: 1) Task 1: Install upgraded and code compliant power and communications infrastructure to support security systems and gate operations for Building 205 and Gates 2, 3, and 4 and replace any non-compliant perimeter fencing along 5th Avenue. 2) Task 2: Modernize and secure campus primary entrance (Gate 1), by implementing po…