RECOVERY S--R-CSD-69-01 Funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009. Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Monument, 1903 Repair historic monuments and memorials at national cemeteries. Wood National Cemetery, 5000 West National Avenue

RECOVERY: PRE-SOLICTATION NOTICE FOR CONSERVATION OF THE CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT, 1903, AT THE WOOD NATIONAL CEMETERY, 5000 WEST NATIONAL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53295. (PROJECT NO. R-CSD-69-01)

This project is being funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA-786A-10-RA-0017 for the following:

Contractor shall provide all professional services, labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary for comprehensive repair, conservation, cleaning and other treatment, as necessary, of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1903, at the Wood National Cemetery, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295, in accordance with the project deliverables and tasks. The project is to conserve the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Constructed in 1903, the granite monument is approximately 60 feet tall and consists of a single upright figure of a Union Soldier upon an obelisk, with small pyramids of cast-iron cannonballs at two corners of the base.



Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors in descending order 1. Technical Qualifications, 2. Past Performance and 3. Price. Factors 1 and 2 when combined are greater than price.



CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is approximately 60 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice To Proceed.



NAICS CODE: 712120 SIZE STANDARD: $7.0 Million



METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-RICE SERVICE CONTRACT UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 15 to a responsible business responding to this solicitation.



OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the Request For Proposal (RFP) details may be accessed ONLY via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation and drawings will be released for issue on January 25, 2010.



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