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 Project 562-22-700, Construct EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at the Erie VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Erie, Pennsylvania. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Erie VAMC is seeking a general contractor to provide all necessary tools, labor, materials, equipment, permits, license, supervision, and quality control for EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Erie, PA at the Erie VA Medical Center, in accordance with the drawings and specifications. Work includes general construction, alterations, grading, and the following infrastructure improvements: electrical power (normal and emergency); bonding; UPS; Building Management System (BMS) interfaces; new and upgrades of existing HVAC; reconfiguration, expansion, and renovation of existing spaces; communication infrastructure; physical security upgrades; upgrade of fiber infrastructure backbone campus-wide, within buildings and between buildings; construct new Data Center; hazardous material abatement and all necessary removal of existing structures and construction of certain other items. The upgrade to the infrastructure will include campus wide new campus wide fiber backbone underground routing and will require excavation, trenching, reinforced concrete duct bank with associated access points. Campus buildings impacted by the upgrades include Buildings 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, and 18. Upgrades in these buildings will include existing rooms and telecommunications closets and include relocation, reconfiguration, expansion, and renovation involving new walls, doors and finishes, etc. throughout each space. Construction shall comply with VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (ISTS) V4.0, June 1, 2023. New Data Center to include electrical distribution, cable management, data cabinets, finishes and HVAC. The data center is designed for and meeting the requirements of a small/medium Campus Support Center. The Data Center shall be constructed to withstand blast protection requirements per the VA PSRDM. 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 either as a Request For Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering Technical and Price Factors or as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, considering Price only. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. 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 March, 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 (size standard $45.0 million) applies to this procurement. The duration of the project is currently estimated at 540 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 tools, labor, materials, equipment, permits, licenses, supervision, and quality control required to complete the project as per contract documents prepared by an independent Architect-Engineer firm. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), 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. Please state your intent to submit a bid on this project if the only evaluation factor is price (FAR Part 14). Please also state your intent to submit a proposal if the solicitation contains both price and non-price evaluation factor (FAR 15). 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. *Please ensure that the individual bonding capacity is in line with the VAAR Magnitude of Construction