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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Y Project 646-16-109 UD Replace Kitchen 15215 36C24419B0005 N 236220 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for Project # 646-16-109, "REPLACE KITCHEN AHU", at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), University Drive C, Pittsburgh PA 15240.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). All SDVOSB offerors must be verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) and be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). Interested parties should also register as such on the FBO website Any offeror not registered and verified with CVE or SAM at the time of bid submittal will be disqualified and their bid will be rejected.

A “VETS 4212” report must be complete and current: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm.

To be eligible for award the SDVOSB must be considered a small business according the size standards relevant to NAICS 236220.

The project will provide for the replacement of the existing constant volume 100% OA AHU-6 located in the ground floor mechanical room of Building 1 at the VAPHS University Drive Division location and replace it with a variable volume mixed air unit sized to handle the current kitchen storage space program as well as a future office space program. New above ceiling mounted supply and exhaust air VAV boxes will be installed along with a new control system to be tied into the existing site BAS to serve the space. New ceilings and lights will be required to accommodate the above ceiling work. Within the adjacent Parking Lot 7, temporary refrigerated storage containers with temporary lighting, as well as a temporary AHU, will be designed to maintain operations during the phased construction.

The contractor shall be required to provide all work, labor, material, equipment and supervision to perform the work as described by the drawings and specifications; including general construction, demolition and alteration of existing construction, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, hazardous material removal, utility systems, necessary alteration of existing structure and construction, and certain other items.

The period of performance is 270 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.

The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be available at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. All parties must obtain solicitation documents and amendments to the solicitation through the web site. Hard copies will not be mailed.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor the website for all notices, amendments, etc., regarding this solicitation. The Government will not be responsible for any notification not received by the contractor regarding the solicitation.

The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Subpart 14.

The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.

No additional information is available at this time.