Z1DA--Repair Fire Doors - Construction Project #565-25-101 36C24625Q0801

The Department of Veterans Affairs, 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 has a requirement for a contractor to provide all labor, material, supplies, equipment, transportation, permits, license and qualified supervision for Project 565-25-201, to repair fire and smoke doors located at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC. General Scope: This project will repair fire and smoke doors located in Building Numbers 1 and 3 at the VA Medical Center located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. The work will require door specialists, electricians, wall finishers, and laborers. Work shall include, but not be limited to providing frame/door labels, recertification of fire ratings, and replacement of metal/wood doors and frames, refinishing walls to match existing walls. Infection control measures must be taken as directed by VA. All offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to note wall types, existing conditions, required hardware, take rough measurements, etc., necessary for proper bids. Contractor to complete construction within 150 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, but considerations for lead time on materials may be taken. Estimated construction magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. NAICS CODE: 236220 Size Standard: $45.0 Million This solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), offerors must be registered and certified in the SBA Certification database as a SDVOSB. Only offers from certified SDVOSBs in the SBA database at the time of offer shall be deemed eligible for award. Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and award a single, firm fixed-price contract. Solicitation material will be available on/about June 24, 2025. Any specifications, drawings and amendments will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/opportunities). The Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. Offers will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. Only one (1) site visit will be scheduled. Location and point(s) of contact for the site visit will be identified in the solicitation. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for quotation. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. No offerors list is maintained. All interested vendors should register on SAM.gov. Interested offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers and should revisit the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database in order to obtain access in Contract Opportunities. SAM and SBA Certification Database registration must be current and active to be eligible for contract award. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA; you now have the availability to enter and maintain your reps and certs with your proposal. Any questions regarding this announcement and all future announcements regarding this project must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Elaine Belber, at elaine.belber@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICIATION MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

STATEMENT OF WORK Repair Fire Doors Project: 565-25-101 Construction Services VAMC Fayetteville, NC SCOPE OF WORK: This project will repair fire and smoke doors located in Building nos. 1 and 3 at the VA Medical Center located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. The work will require door specialists, electricians, wall finishers, and laborers. It is highly recommended that all offerors attend the scheduled site visit walk through to note wall types, existing conditions, required hardware, take rough measurements, etc., necessary for proper offers. Construction will be done in accordance with VA specifications, Design guides, Infection Control guidelines and all applicable codes. VA Standards shall be retrieved from the Office of Construction and Facilities Management website (https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/index.asp). Construction will also be structured to require minimum interruption of space function during construction. The door numbers and work to be completed are as follows: Building no. 1 Basement Floor Room B39 (Soiled Linen) Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify. Room B85 (Linen Chute) Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify. Second Floor Room 2055 (Anesthesia) One-hour fire rating. Provide door label/re-certify. Note that it is a new door and frame so the door label was likely covered by the continuous hinge. Third Floor Room 379 (Stairwell) - Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify. Add door sweep. Fourth Floor Room 419 (Soiled Utility) - One-hour fire rating. Provide frame and door labels/re-certify. Note that it is a new door and frame so the labels were likely covered by the continuous hinge. Building no. 3 Basement Floor Room B05 (Exterior) Two-hour fire rating. Demolition (see note below). Replace metal doors and frame for correct egress (outward). Install new closers, panic bars, lockset, vision lites (large in each door and above doors). Reconnect to maglock and card readers. The existing maglock is operational and works on a schedule. Replace all hardware. Replace ADO push plate on the exterior. On the interior side, replace ADO push plate with wave to open sensor. Provide new controllers. Reinstall air curtain. Install panic bars with egress out. Eliminate electric strike function. Storage function leverset. Install new threshold, weatherstripping, and sweeps. Room B07 (Storage) Two-hour fire rating. Demolition (see note below). Replace wood doors and metal frame for correct egress (outward). Install new closers, panic bars, lockset/keypad. Room B10 (Electrical) - Two-hour fire rating. Demolition (see note below). Replace metal door and frame. Install new closer and lockset. Room 06L (Office) - Two-hour fire rating. Provide door and frame labels/re-certify. Room B06P (Corridor) - Two-hour fire rating. Demolition (see note below). Replace metal doors and frame. Install lockset, panic bars, closers. Install wave to open sensors instead of ADO push buttons. Must maintain same level of security and automation. First Floor Room 105 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. Demolition (see note below). Replace metal door and frame. Install new closer, lockset and cylindrical deadbolt. Reinstall maglock and card reader. Room 109 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. Provide frame label/re-certify. Second Floor Room 203B3 (Storage) - Two-hour fire rating. Replace wood door. Reinstall frame mounted door stop, add new closer and lockset. Dispose of door. Located between Building nos. 1 and 3 Basement Floor Door BX (exterior door to courtyard ramp) - Replace metal door and hardware located between buildings nos. 1 and 3. Install new metal door, rated sight glass, sweep, kick plates, maglock, card reader, door and wave to open sensor on the interior and ADO push plate on exterior. Notes: Demolition entails removal and disposal. Includes destructive actions of parts of block, plaster and/or gypsum walls. Walls to be refinished to match existing walls. Infection control measures must be taken as directed by VA (assume plastic barriers, air scrubber, sticky mat, and covered carts). For the frame and door labels, they shall be metal (i.e., not a sticker). Panic bars shall be UL-Listed fire exit devices. Contractor to plan on doing one door at a time. The VA may consider allowing more than one door worked on at a time. For it to be considered, the contractor must have a well-developed plan and adequate personnel to complete the work as quickly as possible. Life safety (stairwell door, path of egress) will be scrutinized. There is considerable distance between each door location. SCHEDULE: Contractor to complete construction within 150 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. This should allow sufficient time for submittals and material lead times, as well as actual construction. WORKING HOURS: Frame labeling/re-certifying can happen during normal working hours (e.g., 0730-1700). Demolition and construction work shall be performed after normal working hours (e.g,. 1700-0700). COR may allow some exceptions if VA Safety and Infection Control offices allow (e.g., painting, finishing). SCHEDULED SITE VISIT: This SOW doesn t contain all the necessary information for contractors to prepare proper offers. Therefore, the schedule site visit walk-through is highly recommended. There interested offerors are to record the wall types; take rough measurements; note existing door operators, hardware, etc.; observe surroundings and visualize necessary infection control measures. A VA Locksmith will be part of the site visit to assist in answering questions onsite. BADGING: The VA will provide contractors temporary badging. All badges shall be returned to the VA. MEETINGS: Bi-weekly progress meetings will follow the Notice to Proceed. Weekly meetings will commence once a materials delivery date is established. ATTACHMENTS: See attached document: Repair Fire Doors Project 565-25-101 Specifications. See attached document: Repair Fire Doors Project 565-25 101 Photos of Doors. (End Statement of Work)

The purpose of this amendment is to provide Government responses to received questions for RFQ 36C24625Q0801, Repair Fire Doors, Project 565-25-101 for Fayetteville VA Medical Center.