Facility Backup Generator Proj #581-16-101 VAMC Huntington WV

VA245-17-B-0086 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Huntington, WV is seeking prime general construction services to furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies and supervisions necessary to Install Back-Up Generator(3) install three 1750 kW with fuel systems for approximately 96 hours of standalone operation at peak campus load. Project No. is 581-16-101. Bid Item 1 (base bid) should include cost for an allowance of $25,000.00 which the awardee shall pay to the local electrical power company, Appalachian Power, Huntington, WV, for the power company s portion of the work as described in the future solicitation drawings and specifications, related to modifying the existing 35kV electrical power service and distribution system. The solicitation will identify several bid items/deduct alternates. All work shall be in accordance with the drawings, specifications and all other requirements of the solicitation. ALL submittals shall be approved by the AE & VA prior to physical work starting. This procurement is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Work includes, but is not limited to, general construction, safety requirements, general commissioning, site surveys, demolition, concrete, structural steel framing, electrical, mechanical, painting, communications, video surveillance, earthwork, utilities, etc.

Construction Cost Range is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The firm must be a General Construction firm approved under NAICS: 236220, size standard: $36.5 million. Prospective contractors must be registered and current in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be eligible for award. Only SDVOSB Firms currently verified in the Veterans Information Pages (VIP) at www.vetbiz.gov are eligible to submit bids. SDVOSB firms that submit bids for SDVOSB set-asides that are NOT listed on VIP will be deemed nonresponsive. There will be one (1) pre-bid site visit and the solicitation documents will identify the date/time and meeting location at the VA Medical Center, 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington, WV 25704. All interested parties are encouraged to attend the site visit. Please report to Building 8, Facilities Management Service and CO/COR will have sign in before walking the site. All questions generated from the solicitation documents and the site visit must be in writing on company letterhead to the contracting officer no later than November 1, 2017, shari.kesecker@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be answered. No facsimile or emailed bids will be accepted. Prospective contractors are responsible for downloading plans, specifications, solicitation documents and issued amendments, if any, from http://www.fbo.gov. Approximate issuance of solicitation documents is October 1, 2017. A public bid opening will be made at the VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Avenue, B308B Conference Room 7, Martinsburg, WV 25401.

Public bid opening date is approximately December 15, 2017 @2:00 pm. This procurement is subject to availability of next fiscal year funds (FY18). The bid acceptance period is 120 calendar days after bid opening date.