RECOVERY Y--Recovery Act - Construction - Award CARES Consolidation Storage Project

RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: Construction Project No. 636A6-09-117-01, CARES Consolidation/Additional Storage Project at the VA Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa. This solicitation is issued as an IFB (Invitation for Bid) construction project, which is 100% SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS firms. All bidders must be registered at www.ccr.gov and https//orca.bpn.gov by the bid due date. The NAICS code is 236220. Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision required to complete this project. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on www.fbo.gov. Bidders are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. NO HARD COPY DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. All project information will be available free of charge on www.fbo.gov. No bidder's mailing lists are maintained by the Contracting Officer. The interested parties list is available on www.fbo.gov. The estimate dollar value for this procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. Any contract awarded from this announcement will be funded with appropriated funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment act (RA) of 2009. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All questions or inquiries must be submitted via email to cynthia.tabor@va.gov. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM CST. Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. A public bid opening will be held on January 20, 2010 at 1:00 PM CST when bids are due. Electronic or faxed bids will NOT be accepted. This project requires bidders to secure bonding. Award is subject to the availability of funds.