IDIQ JOC Contract at Jesse Brown VAMC Chicago, Illinois 60612

VA69D-12-B-0971

Pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare System, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois is hereby issued:

An Invitation For Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about November 30, 2012 for a Firm Fixed Priced, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for small construction projects for a base period of one year. VA will issue individual task orders against this contract and contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, materials, labor and qualified supervision to complete the projects. Work will include but not be limited to general construction, alterations, renovations, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical work, masonry, painting, HVAC, utility systems, and asbestos abatement. Individual task orders will be between $2,000 and $500,000. Maximum contract price shall not exceed $4,900,000.00.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d), this procurement will be a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms (SDVOSB). In accordance with the class deviation to 804.1102 Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database effective October 1, 2010, all SDVOSB firms must be verified by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) to be eligible for contract award. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220; size standard $33.5 million applies.

To be eligible for award, at the time which bids are due and delivered to the Contracting Officer, the offeror must be listed and viewable in the Vendor Information pages in the VetBiz registry at www.vip.vetbiz.gov. The Vendor Information pages will be checked at the time of receipt of all bids, as well as prior to award.

The solicitation will be posted on www.fbo.gov, on/about November 30, 2012 and bid opening will be on or about January 3, 2013. Bidder is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from FedBizOpps which may be issued to this solicitation.