RECOVERY Y--*RECOVERY ACT ACQUISITION* Weatherize 300 Row Buildings, Martinsburg VA

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

Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Energy Business Center (VA-NEBC), 4141 Rockside Road, Seven Hills, Ohio, 44131 anticipates soliciting offers and subsequently awarding a contract for construction services to weatherize 300 row buildings at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center . The contractor shall furnish all supervision, tools, labor, materials, supplies, and travel, to perform work under this project. The work shall include but not be limited to:

1. Installing radiant barrier film.

2. Installing rafters and drywall

3. Removing and replacing existing suspended ceilings

4. Relocating and replacing wiring and junction boxes

5. Installing blown-in insulation and radiant barriers

6. Constructing "crawl-way"

7. Installing batt insulation

8. Installing Class A rigid insulation board

9. Relocation of electrical wire/conduit

10. Relocation of water pipe



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 13, 2010 and proposals will be due on April 11, 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 213 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 $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. 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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