RECOVERY Y-- Asbestos Abatement in Sub-basement, Phase 2

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDERThe Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center (hereafter "The VA" or "VA"), located at 113 Holland Ave., Albany NY 12208, intends to release a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) numbered VA-528-09-RA-0020, for a project entitled "Remove Asbestos Abatement in the Sub Basement Phase II" on or about the week of May 18, 2009, however NO EARLIER. The current intention of the VA is to procure these services competitively via a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.



The VA intends to release this RFP with competition restricted completely to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The applicable NAICS code will be 562910 "Remediation Services," with an applicable small business size standard of $14 Million.



The estimated construction value of this project falls within the range of $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.



Bid, performance and payment bonding will be required to respond to this RFP once released. The VA anticipates the use of a "best value/tradeoffs" evaluation method that will include both an analysis of price and past construction performance, alongside evaluation of the credentials and qualifications of the selected A/E representative of the offeror. Oral presentations, as in a standard A/E evaluation, will be used for all members of the competitive range.



At this time, an exact date of release is not known but release will not occur before May 1, 2009. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full RFP will be posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (www.fbo.gov) sometime between that date and the end of June.



This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203.



The Contracting Officer will not be able to answer any questions to this notice until a Request for Proposal is issued and only by Request for Information (RFI's)