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 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at the Michael E. Debakey Medical Center located in Houston, TX. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure upgrades and reconfiguring and renovating existing spaces impacted by said improvements. Infrastructure upgrades include upgrading facility power distribution, bonding, UPS, building management system interfaces, upgrading facility HVAC distribution, Reconfiguration, expansion, and renovation of existing space including demolition, new construction, finishes, and cabling, renovating datacenter including cabinet realignments, power, UPS, and water infiltration, renovating communication infrastructure including new data outlets, patch panels, and upgrade to Cat 6A cable, physical security assessment and upgrades, assess and upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone campus-wide; within buildings and between buildings: upgrading facility fiber throughout buildings to each IT closet, to Provide a redundant fiber run throughout buildings to each IT closet, provide redundant fiber mains to demarcation room from the provider point, provide diversified path for WAN, Install approximately 100 additional IT outlets, install approximately 75 new electrical outlets, provide additional outlets in each IT closet, hazardous material abatement. Project Buildings include 100, 103, 104A, 108, 108A, 109, 110, 120, 123, 125 and the physical site surrounding those buildings. 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 mid to late-April 2025. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between Between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. (Note that the VAAR magnitude of construction is closer to the higher end of this range). 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 775 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. 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. 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 listed above. 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 t