OIF/OEF Cottage, VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

The Atlanta VA Medical Center located at 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) VA247-15-B-0020 for Project 679-CSI-311 "OIF/OEF Cottage, VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL" on or about the week of February 9, 2015, unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full solicitation will be posed to the FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. A firm-fixed price construction award is anticipated. The contactor shall supply all materials, supervision and labor to construct one 10,000 square foot metal stub and brick veneer building/cottage with sloped roof framing of light gauge metal trusses similar to the existing cottage, Building 146 at the VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL. Work also includes the construction of a common gated and landscaped courtyard with interconnected concrete sidewalks from the cottage to the Rehab/Recreation Facility, Building 145 and a connecting corridor to Building 146. Applicable NAICS code, 236220 and size standard $36.5 million. The project magnitude is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The expected period of performance is 365 calendar days. This solicitation is a 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. To be considered for an award, bidders must be SDVOSB CVE certified and visible in VIP (www.vetbiz.gov) at the time and date of bid submission. Firms must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) database, information on registration requirements can be obtained on the internet at (http://sam.gov) and submit their complete Annual Representations and Certifications (OCRA) via online at http://ocra.bpn.gov., at the time and date of bid submission. A bidder's mailing list will not be maintained. Do not contact the Contracting Office for general contractor information and/or potential bidders.

This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming IFB to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. The contract specialist will not be able to answer any questions pertaining to this notice until an IFB is issued. Questions resulting from the solicitation and pre-bid investigation will only be answered if received via e-mail by the given Request for Information (RFI) deadline contained in the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the bidder to monitor and download the solicitation documents and any amendments from FebBizOpps.