4B Inpatient MH Lockdown Conversion Project Number 540-15-108

Added: Apr 03, 2015 9:15 am The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Clarksburg, WV intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed price contract for Construction Services. This project consists of the contractor providing all labor, materials, equipment, permits, transportation and supervision necessary for the construction services for Project Number 540-15-108 "4B Mental Health Lockdown Conversion " for the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV 26301 in accordance with the solicitation documents, specifications and drawings. It is the intention of the VA to acquire construction period services to convert the 4B Inpatient Mental Health Unit to a lockdown unit. This project will have a special emphasis placed on mental health patient safety and an anti-ligature environment as well as an aggressive completion schedule. All finished construction must meet all VA specifications and design guide requirements. The contractor shall be responsible for the verification of existing site conditions that may affect all work. Contractor shall obtain within 60 days of notice of award a current WV Contractor's License as required by the State of West Virginia.

Performance period is 90 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation will be available approximately fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of publication of this announcement. The solicitation, specifications, drawings, and attachments will be available at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. All respondents must be registered in SAM data base, see https://www.sam.gov to include the completion of Representations and Certifications and registering with Vets 100 at http://vets.dol.gov/vets100 /. Bidders must be registered in vetbiz at http://vetbiz.gov/. All parties must obtain amendments to the solicitation through the web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as a "Invitation for Bids" (IFB) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14. This project is being solicited as a TOTAL 100% SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (SDVOSB). The North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million annual receipts for the past three (3) years. The cost range is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 The solicitation package, amendments, and site visit minutes will be issued by way of FedBizOpps website only. Solicitation Issue Date will be on or about April, 20, 2015. A pre-bid conference/site visit will be conducted approximately one week after the solicitation is posted. The time, date and location will be specified in the solicitation. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing by email to Rebecca.besten@va.gov. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be received in writing.. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation based on the availability of funds. It is the responsibility of the contractor to frequently check the web site for all notices, amendments, etc regarding this solicitation. The government will not be responsible for any notifications not sent or received by contractors regarding this solicitation.