RECOVERY Y--Implement Selected Conservation Measures at the Phoenix, AZ VAMC.

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE*This project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)*



Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Energy Business Center (VA NEBC), 4141 Rockside Road, Suite 110, Seven Hills, Ohio, 44131 anticipates soliciting offers and subsequently awarding a contract for the design and construction services necessary to implement selected energy conservation measures (ECMs) at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, located at 650 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012. The ARRA project number is R101-09-003. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, tools, materials, supplies, and travel, to perform work under this project. The work shall include the following ECMs:



1) Dedicated cooling for the dental clinic.

2) Chilled water storage.

3) Installation of solar hot water heating system.

4) Installation of lighting occupancy sensors.

5) Repair, or replacement and installation of heat recovery systems.

6) Convert constant volume AHUs and systems to VAV systems.

7) Replace the Community Living Center (CLC) AHUs with a high efficiency system.

8) Replace the four(4) 80,000 CFM supply fans and four(4) 80,000 CFM exhaust fans.

9) Solar reflective roof repairs and coating for the buildings specified in Appendix H.

10) Replace faulty steam traps



The solicitation will be issued as a "Request For Proposal" (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19 and 36 and be evaluated in accordance with the procedures therein. The solicitation for design-build services for ECMs at the Phoenix, AZ VAMC will be combined with design-build services for ECMs at the Prescott, AZ VAMC under solicitation number VA-701-10-RA-0019. A separate pre-solicitation notice will be issued for Prescott. The RFP will be a 100% set-aside for SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB). The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $33.5 million. The solicitation will be issued on or about April 16, 2010 and proposals will be due on or about May 17, 2010 at 2:00PM (EST), at 4141 Rockside Road, Suite 110, Seven Hills, Ohio, 44131. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. The period of performance for Phoenix shall be 365 days from the Notice to Proceed issue date. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 total for the Phoenix and Prescott sites, combined. The point of contact is Andy Neiss who can be reached by email at andy.neiss@va.gov. Questions may be submitted by e-mail to above point of contact. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA NEBC reserves the right to use only FBO, via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this RFP. It is the contractor's responsibility to view the FBO website daily for any amendments to the RFP.