RECOVERY Y--Design/Build of Installation of Four government Furnished 1000 ton ZRV8586 Water cooled Chillers.

RECOVERY ACT - This notice is provided for information purposes only. The VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach Florida intends to award a firm-fixed price contract funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach Fl intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single, firm fixed price contract for Design/Build Services. This project requires all site survey work, design, labor, material, apparatus, tools, contractors, sub contractors and permits necessary to replace the chiller plant and systems located on the Medical Center campus, utilizing four government-furnished Carrier 1000 ton ZRV8586 water-cooled chillers to be delivered to the project site in early 2010. The project includes general construction, alterations, mechanical and electrical work, and the demo/removal of the existing four Trane CVHE1120 900 ton centrifugal chillers modified with R123, and removal of the new chillers from the delivery truck. Period of performance is 360 days after receipt of notice to proceed. The Solicitation and supporting documentation will be available at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. and offerors are responsible for obtaining these documents and any amendments which will also be posted on this website. No hard copies requests will be honored. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTOR'S UNDER THE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) Set-Aside Guidelines.

In order to be considered eligible to participate in this solicitation, all respondents must have a firm located in the State of Florida (for which the contract will be awarded to) which is registered in the Contract Central Database (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. In addition, respondents must be registered in Vets 100 http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/ and VetBiz http://www.vetbiz.gov. As this requirement is being procured under the American Recovery and Reinvestment, the selected contractor will be required to register in Federal Reporting website, www.federalreporting.gov.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236210, with a small business size standard of $ 33.5 million annual receipts for the past three years. The cost range of this project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

All communication regarding this solicitation will be in electronic format. No telephone calls will be accepted. Point of Contact is Debra Becht debra.becht2@va.gov.