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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Y 636-803 Expand Specialty Care Addition VA Iowa City Health Care System 50310 36C26319B0002 N 236220 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO23) Attn: Angie Mabley 3600 30th Street Bldg 7M; Rm 130 Des Moines IA 50310 Angie Mabley 515-699-5886 angelique.mabley@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs VA Iowa City Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246

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www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs angelique.mabley@va.gov Contracting Officer THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO23) intends to issue an Invitation For Bid (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract to provide all tools, materials, equipment and labor necessary for completion of Project Number 636-803, Expand Specialty Care Addition at the VA Iowa City Health Care System Medical Center (VAICHCS), Iowa City, Iowa, in accordance with the solicitation, scope of work, specifications and drawings.

This project will vertically expand the newly constructed Specialty Clinics Addition by one level for additional specialty care services. Some first-floor items such as elevators and room finishes that were not completed in the previous project will also be completed in this project. Construction adds approximately 11,000 square feet.

Work includes minor demolition, new construction of walls, ceilings, roofs and floors, general construction, mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, controls, telecom and certain other items to create a complete and usable space. The anticipated Period of Performance is 365 calendar days for the Base Bid from the receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

The applicable NAICS Code under this acquisition is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and a $36.5 Million small business size standard. In accordance with VAAR 836.204(f), the magnitude of construction cost range for this project is $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. A bid bond will be required for this project and contractors will be required to have the capability of obtaining bonds for any projects that they submit an offer on.

The solicitation and construction documents will be available at (http://www.fbo.gov) at a later date that is still being determined. Any amendments to the solicitation will be posted at (http://www.fbo.gov). All parties must obtain amendments to the solicitation through this web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. Interested parties must go to the web site to be entered on the Interested Vendors List and/or to obtain copies of the Interested Vendors List. No questions will be addressed until the after the closing date for questions/clarifications/inquires as listed in the solicitation. The date, time, and location of the Pre-Bid Site-Visit will be announced upon solicitation issuance.

This solicitation will be issued in accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare Information and Technology Act of 2006, Section 502 and 503, as a set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Bidders must be able to represent to the Contracting Officer that it is SDVOSB eligible under VAAR 819.70, a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition, and listed as a verified SDVOSB in VIP database at (http://www.vetbiz.gov/) at time of bid and award.

All respondents must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database (http://www.sam.gov) and complete online Representations and Certifications at (http://orca.bpn.gov), along with Vets 100 at (http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/) prior to award.

THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE.