DESCRIPTION Project #402-20-679 Renovate Orthopedics Department VA Medical Center Maine, Togus Campus Procurement Number: 36C24123R0166 This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation satisfying the requirements of FAR 5.201 and FAR 5.203. An request for proposal will be posted on or about August 22, 2023. The VA Medical Center Maine, Togus Campus has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract. The contractor shall provide Construction services to renovate the orthopedics department at the VA Medical Center, Togus Campus at 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330. In general, work shall include all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to perform the required mechanical, electrical, and programmatic work. All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access. The Period of Performance for this project is 300 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of this project is between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 and the size standard is $45.0 Million. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal under FAR Part 15. A bid bond is required, and the bid guarantee amount shall be at least 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million. This project is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, may be accessed for download on the date of issue by conducting a search of Solicitation 36C24123R0166 on https://sam.gov/content/opportunities under Contract Opportunities. Any amendments to the solicitation will be posted solely to this website. It is the responsibility of the offeror to verify the number of amendments issued. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ SDVOSB firms must be verified by the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert): Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) *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.