US-FED-00000395223 - Y1DA--Community Living Center Phase 2 (Minor) Construction - Columbia - Project 589-404 - Deadline October 2,2026

SYNOPSIS: INTRODUCTION: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and information purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for the Construct Community Living Center Phase 2 (Minor) Construction project at the Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Columbia VAMC is seeking a general contractor to completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the Construct Community Living Center (CLC) Phase II. The purpose of this project is to construct the second phase of the Community Living Center. The 2nd phase will consist of a 24 bed, 20,400 square foot two story addition onto the phase 1 Community Living Center (CLC). The new construction will enable relocation of the final 24 beds out of the existing CLC in the main hospital. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive firm–fixed–price contract utilizing the design–bid–build approach (Final Specifications and Drawings will be provided). The anticipated solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors. The type of socio–economic set–aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. This project is planned for advertising in late November 2026. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 790 calendar days from the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The services for this project will include providing all construction related services such as: providing labor, materials and equipment required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect–Engineer firm. The results and analysis of the market research will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories, proceed with full and open competition as other than small business, or use a tiered set–aside evaluation. The type of socioeconomic set–aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. All socioeconomic categories are encouraged to respond to this announcement. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, Unique Entity Identifier number associate with SAM.gov, company address, Point–of–Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service–Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women–Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.). Section 3: Provide a Statement of Interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the prime contractor s available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission. Section 5: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement. This section is IMPORTANT as it will help to determine the type of socio–economic set–aside, if any. Please provide the following in your response: No more than three (3) contracts that your company has performed within the last seven (7) years that are of comparable size, complexity, and scope to this requirement. Include the project name, project owner and contact information as this person may be contacted for further information, project scope, project size (Example: square footage), building use (Example: Medical Facility, Office Building, etc.), project dollar value, start and completion dates. Provide specific examples that relate aspects of previous projects to the proposed project. Describe specific technical skills and key personnel your company possess to perform the requirements described under description of work. Describe your Self–Performed** effort (as either a Prime or Subcontractor). Describe Self–Performed work in terms of dollar value and description. **Self–Performed means work performed by the offeror themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electr