RECOVERY Y--Project 621-09-110 Repair Water Tower Recovery Actthat needs to be awarded by 3/31/10

Recovery - Furnish all labor, material, equipment and supervision to "Repair Water Tower, Bldg 107, Project No. 621-09-110 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN 37684. Work includes repair and re-painting of an existing 400,000 gallon elevated multi-columned, oblatoid water tank, including removing and replacing existing interior and exterior coatings, new painted on VA Logos, and certain other repairs and replacements. Construction cost range is between $250,000 and $500,000. The North American Industrial Classification Standard is 238990 with a small business size standard of $14.0 million. A 20% bid bond shall be submitted with the bid. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 days after contract award. This procurement is 100% set aside to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business contractors pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). To be eligible for award the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: www.vip.vetbiz.gov; www.ccr.gov; www.orca.bpn.gov; and www.vets100.vets.dol.gov/. Pre-bid site inspections will be announced in the solicitation. The solicitation will be posted o/a January 12, 2010 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website www.fbo.gov. Interested bidders can download the solicitation, specifications and drawings from the FedBizOpps website. Amendments will not be mailed but will also be posted at the FedBizOpps website. Bidders are reminded they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to the solicitation prior to the time set for receipt of proposals. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 PM CDT on February 11, 2010 at the VISN 9 Acquisition Service Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Room 433, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129. Award is subject to the availability of funds. Offerors submitting as a joint venture must submit the joint venture agreement with their offer. Joint ventures are limited to submission of three bids in a two year period. All requests for information on this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at e-mail susan.kemp@va.gov or faxed to 615-225-5431. Do not contact the A/E of record for information. The deadline for requests for information is 10 calendar days prior to bid opening.