Construction of a New Nursing Home Care Unit andDietetics Kitchen at the Puget Sound VA Healthcare System, American Lake Campus, Tacoma, Washington

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) is seeking offerors for the construction of a new one-story VA Nursing Home Care Unit and Dietetics Kitchen and associated infrastructure improvements at the Puget Sound VA Healthcare System, American Lake Campus, Tacoma, Washington. This solicitation includes all construction services including labor, tools and equipment necessary for the construction of the new building with parking lots, site work, underground utilities, general construction, structural steel erection, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm, telephone/data and other systems associated with the new building. The project also includes the demolition of Building 2. The project site is located on the Grounds of the VA Medical Center at 9600 Veterans Drive, Tacoma, WA 98493. Cost range is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The offeror shall obtain any and all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work in the state of Washington. The NAICS Code for this project is 236220 with a small business size standard of $31 million. This Solicitation is Unrestricted which will require a Subcontracting Plan from Large Business Offerors. The subcontracting goals are 3% SDVOSB, 7% VOSB, 5% SDB, 3% HUBZone, 5% WOSB, and 23% SB.

Solicitation documents will be available on or about May 7, 2008. Request for documents shall be forwarded to TCF Architecture, PLLC., 902 North 2nd Street, Tacoma, WA 98493, attention Brian Ho. Telephone: (253) 572-3993, Fax: (253) 572-1445. When calling be prepared to state the firms name, address, phone number, email address and solicitation number. Proposal documents are available at a cost of $200.00 per set, refundable upon return, to TCF Architecture, PLLC. All responsible firms may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.



A pre-proposal conference and small business workshop are scheduled for May 28, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. local time at the VA Medical Center, Building 9, Main Auditorium, Room 106, Tacoma, WA 98493. Sealed proposals are due to the Contracting Officer by June 18, 2008, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be no public opening. All offerors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide both 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. The proposals will be evaluated and award made based on Best Value Procurement in accordance with FAR Subpart 15. Contract will be awarded SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. The project manager for this procurement is Ken Carrico, (707) 562-8404.