RECOVERY Y--Expand Parking Lots to meet patient and visitor demand

THIS IS A CORRECTION: SOLICITATION NUMBER VA-259-10-RA-0007 IS HEREBY CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH SOLICITATION NUMBER VA-259-10-RA-0018. ALL FUTURE DOCUMENTS ISSUED UNDER THIS SOLICITATION CAN BE VIEWED UNDER SOLICITATION NUMBER VA-259-10-RA-0018. THE SOLICITATION WILL STILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 14 AS AN INVITATION FOR BIDS. THIS CONTINUOUS POSTING, AS CONNECTED WITH THE PRESOLICITATION PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE UNDER SOLICITATION VA-259-10-RA-0007, SATISFIES THE 15-DAY PRESOLICITATION REQUIREMENT OF FAR 5.203.

ADDITIONAL CORRECTION: THE PRE-BID SITE WALKTHROUGH WILL OCCUR AT 9:00 A.M. MST ON DECEMBER 7, 2009, IN BLDG 5, RM 219 OF THE SHERIDAN VAMC, LOCATED AT 1898 FORT ROAD, SHERIDAN, WY, 82801.



The VA Medical Center Sheridan Wyoming, located at 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, Wyoming is soliciting Bids for Extend & Overlay Parking Lots Project. This project is being funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Sheridan VA Medical Center is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA-259-10-RA-0018 for the following:



The Extend Overlay Parking Lot project is a phased project that will construct 1 new parking lot and expand and improve 4 existing parking lots at the Sheridan VA Medical Center located at Sheridan WY. The work shall include, but is not limited to; demolition of existing concrete curb; pavement (asphalt and concrete) and other miscellaneous items; install water main and storm sewer; install concrete and asphalt pavements; perform minor grading work; site landscaping; install lighting; striping and signage; seeding; fertilizing; and hydro mulching and other work as required by contracting drawings and specifications.



CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is approximately 180 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice to Proceed. Construction on the project is anticipated to start no earlier than April 2010 due to weather and frost conditions.



The estimated construction range is between $250,000 and $500,000. METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SOLICITED AS A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 14 to a responsible business responding to this solicitation. In accordance with P.L. 109-461, Veterans First Contracting Program, this acquisition is set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns. NAICS Code 812930 is applicable to this acquisition with a Business Size Standard of $7.0 million. Solicitation documents will be available electronically on or about Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. NO HARD COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. A site visit and pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time), at the Sheridan VAMC, 1898 Fort Road, Bldg 5, Rm 219, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this site visit to familiarize themselves with the project site and conditions which may affect their cost proposal. Upon review of the solicitation documents, prospective bidders are encouraged to provide questions and comments, in writing, in regards to the solicitation documents prior to the scheduled site visit. Solicitation number VA-259-10-RA-0018 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement and solicitation. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR Part 4.11, prospective contractors are required to have an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and FAR Part 4.12, prospective contractors must complete electronic on line annual representations and certifications (ORCA) databases prior to award of a contract. Both can be accessed at the Business Partner Network (BPN) website at http://www.bpn.gov/.