Y--Sources Sought and Industry Day - Major Construction Project Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood, IL U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Const...

This Notice serves three purposes, including 1) post Industry Day attendees, 2) post Industry Day presentation slides, and 3) provide a summary of responses to questions from Industry Day1. Industry Day Attendees List:Industry Day: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Phase III Cemetery DevelopmentNameCompanyPhone NumberEmail AddressContractor's Stated Socioeconomic StatusLoretta MolterMolter Corp(708) 720-1600LJMOLTER@moltercorp.comWOSBFrank KralMolter Corp(708) 720-1600frank@moltercorp.comWOSBKimberly LambrechtVireo(970) 460-7203kim@bevireo.comSDVOSBBrian PerryLRS Federal(303) 501-6331bperry@LRSFederal.comSDVOSBTammy CongeloseGale Construction(779) 875-2748tcongelose@galeconstructioncompany.com8a/ WOSBLaura

PagerGale Construction(815) 722-4253lpager@galeconstructioncompany.com8a/ WOSBSeth MalleyBlue Yonder(630) 701-1492seth@blueyonderinc.comSDVOSBDavid Rambhajan (773) 697-0190david@rambhajan.comSDVOSBJacques CattanSYTE Paschen(773) 444-3474jcattan@fhpaschen.comSDVOSBJeff PutalaThe Lane Const. Corp(815) 530-3630japutala@laneconst.com Gregg KesslingContinetal Land(630) 633-2757gregg@cland.com Mark WieserWieser Concrete(715) 577-9531markw@wieserconcrete.com Neil FrancisIndustia(713) 697-0190neil@industriainc.comSDVOSBChristian VoelkelIrby Engineering(850) 439-0877christian@irbyengineering.comSDVOSBMichael AlessioAlessio(815) 725-5513michaelalessio@alessiocompanies.com Evertt LeasureD Construction(815) 634-2555e.leasure@dconstruction.net Dan Britton5366 Logistics Corp(815) 701-6227dbitton@5366logistics.comSDVOSB2. Industry Day slide presentation is attached. 3. Summary of Questions and Answers:Question: When do you expect to release the solicitation for this project? Answer: Anticipated date is Late December FY18Question: Must a firm participate in the sources sought in order to respond to the actual solicitation?Answer: No. Question: Do you know how or when the Construction Management portion will be contracted out?Answer: VA does not have a timeline for this anticipated requirement. Question: When does VA anticipate having bridging documents?Answer: Bridging documents will be provided in the anticipated solicitation.Question: What is the estimated ratio of column barium to crypts?Answer: Approximately 5.2K column barium, 10K crypts, 3K garden cremation, 600 oversized cryptsQuestion: What are the standards of conduct?Answer: Contractors are anticipated to follow VA Contractor Rules of Behavior and conduct themselves with respect for the National shrine.Question: What is the issue with Semi-trucks?Answer: Unauthorized Semi-trucks frequently attempt to traverse the cemetery roads to deliver to local industrial sites, which overtime caused damage to the property. VA is interested in implementing solutions to overcome this challenge.Question: Are there definitive shutdowns?Answer: VA will identify any shutdown times in the solicitation. Work near where services are performed may require non-traditional working hours or some delays.---END--- Contact Information: U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsOffice of Construction and Facilities Management425 I Street, NWWashington, DC 20001zebulon.fox@va.gov202-632-5941Contracting Officer: Zebulon Fox Office Address :U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Construction and;Facilities Management (00C4A);425 I Street, NW;Washington, DC 20001 Location: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Facilities Management Set Aside: