RECOVERY Y--Consolidated Central Dispatch Project #613-09-276

Solicitation No. VA245-10-RA-0136 The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a construction contractor to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision to provide for a Consolidated Central Dispatch located at the Department of VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Avenue, Martinsburg, WV. Project Number is 613-09-276. This is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) procurement. Reporting will be required in accordance with the regulations as provided in the solicitation. Competition for this procurement is restricted to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The work includes, but is not limited to, the renovation of existing space and additional new work at the existing Fire Station. Site work will be included as well as asbestos abatement. Estimated construction cost range is $1,000,000.00-$2,000,000.00. The firm must be a General Construction firm approved under NAICS: 236220, size standard: $33.5 million. The offeror shall obtain any and all necessary licenses or permits required to perform this work in the State of WV. Prospective contractors must be registered and current in the following websites: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov, http://www.ccr.gov, and https://orca.bpn.gov to be eligible for award. A Joint Venture Agreement (JV Agreement) must be completed at the time of the bid opening and conform to JV requirements. JV Agreements should be submitted with the bid. Bids will be accepted from only responsible and responsive contractors. There will be two pre-bid site visits which will be held on May 26, 2010 @ 2pm local time and June 3, 2010 @2pm local time at the VA Medical Center, Facilities Management Service/V5 Contract Satellite Office, 510 Butler Avenue, Building 308B (Conference Room), Martinsburg, WV. All interested parties are encouraged to attend either site visit. Interested parties must obtain a visitor's pass from the Police Security Office in Building 500 before reporting to the conference room in B308B. All questions generated from the site visit shall be submitted in writing to the contracting officer (email address: kathryn.leatherman@va.gov). Prospective contractors may acquire solicitation documents, which are only available in .pdf electronic format by registering and downloading plans and specifications from the FedBizOpps website www.fbo.gov. Solicitation documents will be available on or about May 20, 2010. Approximate bid opening date is June 21, 2010. Award of a firm fixed-price construction contract is anticipated to be June 23, 2010. There will be a public bid opening. Bidders are advised that award will be made to the responsive/responsible bidder with the lowest price. The procurement is subject to availability of funds.