RECOVERY Y--Recovery Act Const Project # 621-08-113 RenovatePharmacy

RECOVERY - Furnish all labor, material, equipment, transportation,and supervision necessary for "Renovate Pharmacy" Project No.R621-08-113 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN37684. Work includes electrical, architectural, mechanical, plumbing,fire protection, and industrial hygiene for renovate of approximately9,200 square feet in Building 77. The North American IndustrialClassification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this constructionproject is 236220 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million.The estimated cost range for this project is between $500,000 and$1,000,000. A 20% bid bond shall be submitted with the bid. Performanceand payments bonds are required within 10 days after contract award.This procurement is 100% set aside to Service Disabled Veteran OwnedSmall Business contractors pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). To beeligible for award the SDVOSB mush be considered small under therelevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the followingwebsites: www.vip.vetbiz.gov; www.ccr.gov; www.orca.bpn.gov; andwww.vets100.vets.dol.gov/. Pre-bid site inspections will be announcedin the solicitation. The solicitation will be posted o/a August 25,2009 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) websitewww.fbo.gov. Interested bidders can download the solicitation,specifications and drawings from the FedBizOpps website. Amendmentswill not be mailed but will also be posted at the FedBizOpps website.Bidders are reminded they are responsible for obtaining andacknowledging all amendments to the solicitation prior to the time setfor receipt of proposals. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 PM CDTon September 22, 2009 at VISN 9 Acquisition Service Center, Departmentof Veterans Affairs, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Room 433,Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129. Award is subject to the availability offunds. Offerors submitting as a joint venture must submit the jointventure agreement with their offer. Joint ventures are limited tosubmission of three bids in a two year period. All requests forinformation on this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to theContracting Officer at e-mail susan.kemp@va.gov or faxed to615-225-5431. Do not contact the A/E of record for information. Thedeadline for requests for information is 10 calendar days prior to bidopening.