Recovery Y--recovery act 537-06-115ES; reroute cables between ATS 1-8 and equipment in room 3472, bldg 1.

RECOVERY

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNEDSMALL BUSINESSES.This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of VeteransAffairs, Great Lakes Healthcare System. An Invitation for Bid will beissued on or about September 21st for an ARRA construction project toReroute Power Cables between ATS1-8 and Equipment in Building 1 at JesseBrown VA Medical Center Chicago IL. Contractor shall provide all tools,materials, components, supervision, labor, material, equipment toreroute power cables between ATS 1-8 and equipment room 3472 as requiredby drawings and specifications. The contractor shall completely preparesite for building operations, including demolition and removal ofexisting structures and furnish labor and materials to include thereplacement of 14 existing automatic transfer switches with new units.

This construction project is set-aside for Service-DisabledVeteran-Owned Small Business firms (SDVOSB). All prospective contractorsmust be registered on the VetBiz website, www.vetbiz.gov, to beconsidered for award. The solicitation and specifications and drawingswill be posted on FEDBIZOPPS. No telephone requests will be accepted.The solicitation will be issued on/about September 21st, 2009 with thebid opening on/about October 21st. The bidder is responsible to monitorand download any amendments from FEDBIZOPPS which may be issued to thissolicitation. The project magnitude range is between $500,000 and$1,000,000. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) forthis procurement is 238210; size standard $14M applies. Time forcompletion is 180 days after Notice to Proceed.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Required Central ContractorRegistration and in accordance with FAR 2.101, VAAR 802.101, VetBizRegistration, prospective firms must be registered in Central ContractorRegistration (CCR) and in the VetBiz databases prior to award. Firms mayobtain CCR information at http://www.ccr.gov and VetBiz information athttp://vip.vetbiz.gov.