537-15-154: Site Prep of RAD Rooms 1379 & 1383 at Jesse Brown VAMC Chicago, Illinois

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - Site Prep for RAD Rooms 1379 & 1383, Building 11 at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 South Damen Avenue, Chicago Illinois.

Project # 537-14-120 and 537-14-121: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary for the remodeling of Rooms 1379 and 1383, for the installation of radiology equipment (by Others), Building 11 at the Jesse Brown VAMC, as outlined in the specifications and drawings. This shall include demolition of existing walls, ceilings, equipment structural support members, flooring, and utility lines and the installation of new walls, ceilings, equipment structural support, flooring, and utility lines for new radiology equipment.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d), competition is 100% Set-Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms. The SDVOSB must be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise, (CVE), verified in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov, http://ccr.gov, and http://orca.bpn.gov to be eligible for award.

The solicitation will be issued on or about May 28, 2015 with the bid opening on or about June 30, 2015. Dissemination of the solicitation is limited to electronic medium. All interested Bidders (primes & subcontractors) should register at www.fedbizopps.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement and for automatic receipt of updates or amendments. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov. By registering to "Receive Notification", you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. Bidders are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers.

All requests for information are required to be in writing to the Contracting Officer at anne.vossler@va.gov . No telephone inquiries will be accepted. There will be a pre-bid walkthrough held for this project and all prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Details of the pre-bid walkthrough will be included in the solicitation package. The period of performance for this contract will be specified in the solicitation.

The project magnitude range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 - Commercial & Institutional Building Construction; $36.5 million Size Standard applies.