RECOVERY Y--*RECOVERY ACT ACQUISITION* Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement, Martinsburg VA

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE*This project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Public Law 111-5*

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Energy Business Center (VA-NEBC) requires construction services for chiller and cooling tower replacement. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and travel, to perform work under this project. The work shall include but not be limited to:

1. Selective demolition and removal of existing construction.

2. Installation of chillers

3. Installation of cooling towers

4. Installation of pumps

5. Installation of exhaust system

6. Construction of a staging area for temporary chillers and emergency generators with connections to the central chilled water system.





The work performed will be at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities located at 510 Butler Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25405.

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 will be a 100% set-aside for VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (VOSB). The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $33.5 million. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 15, 2010 and proposals will be due on April 13, 2010 at 4:00PM (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 shall be 270 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 $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The point of contact is Scott Elias who can be reached by email at scott.elias@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.



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