This procurement will be issued as a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP procedures under FAR 15 and other FAR Parts and Subparts as applicable. The John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital has a need to Renovate Ground Floor Services.

The tentative date for issuing the RFP is on or around December 20, 2023, with proposals due approximately 30 calendar days later on or around January 22, 2024. The anticipated contract award date is approximately 60 days or less after receipt of proposals. The recommended period of performance is 365 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Location of the work is at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. The Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project Renovate Ground Floor Support Services. All construction work must be performed without affecting medical center’s operations unless otherwise noted.

NAICS code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is applicable to the RFP and the Small Business Size Standard is $45M. The Construction Cost Range for this project (Magnitude of Construction) is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

Interested offerors are asked to first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Officer. A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit.

The RFP number for this project is 36C25624R0005. The RFP will be posted and can be downloaded (without charge) from the SAM.gov website. Amendments to the RFP will not be mailed, but will be posted at the SAM.gov website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining the RFP (and associated documents/attachments) from the SAM.gov website and for acknowledging all amendments to the RFP. It is the responsibility of all interested offerors to check the SAM.gov website as necessary for any Amendments to the RFP (to include the day bids are due). In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of a proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a SDVOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to the acquisition, and that it is verified for eligibility in the Small Business Association website (veterans.certify.sba.gov) and have the Veterans Small Business Certification. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

Please see Solicitation 36C25624R0005 and its attachments, attached to this posting.