Amendment 0001 (10/23/23) Site Visit location changed to VHSO Bldg 27 Main Entrance. No other changes are made via this modification. ************************************************************************************************************* 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 Veteran Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO) has a requirement for Upgrade Switch Gear Components, Project # 564-23-503. The tentative date for issuing the RFP is on or around October 23, 2023, with proposals due approximately 30 calendar days later on or around November 27, 2023. The anticipated contract award date is approximately 30 days or less after receipt of proposals. The recommended period of performance is 180 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Location of the work is at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO), Main Campus, 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR, 72703. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expertise, administration, supervision, transportation, and anything else necessary to perform all work as described in the project Scope of Work (SOW), Drawings, and Specifications. 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 $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. 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. Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site visits or make-up Site Visits will be granted. The RFP number for this project is 36C25623R0123. 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. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI's are due no later than (NLT) 5:00 PM Local Time November 7, 2023 or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI's should be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Lisa Peace at lisa.peace@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format within 10 days of RFI submission due date. Example: Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI, 36C25623R0123 and Project- Upgrade Switch Gear Components. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.