Recovery Y--recovery act - new low vision clinic project number: R512-09-205

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER THE RECOVERY ACT, THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) FIRMS. VISN 5 Network Contracting anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price contract with an SDVOSB Firm for Project No. R512-09-205, Provide all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment, and construction services necessary to renovate rooms 1B112 and 1B111 at the Loch Raven VA Outpatient Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland.

Employee Identification and Security Clearance will be required for all contractor employees. Proper identification (valid citizen and non-citizen ID cards, valid passport or naturalization papers) to go through the required access for the VA Medical Center.



All work is to be completed with approximately 90 calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 238210. To be considered a small business under this code the SBA size standard must not exceed $14.0 Million. The construction cost range for the project is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00 The Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation will be issued on or about July 15, 2009. All information for this solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. Bidders will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package, drawings and subsequent amendments, if any. The solicitation will be issued pursuant to the authority of Public Law 109-461, 38 U.S.C. 8127 AND 8128. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation will NOT be honored.



Potential bidders MUST register at FedbizOpps www.fedbizopps.gov in order to receive notifications and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential bidders are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information.



All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and VetBiz Vendor Information Pages at vip.vetbiz.gov as a SDVOSB firm, and must have current record in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) prior to bid opening. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register online at http://www.ccr.gov. You may register in VIP at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. To complete Representations and Certifications with ORCA, you may go online at https://orca.bpn.gov.



The Contracting Officer for this procurement is Sophie L. Spencer, (410) 642-2411 X 2923, email: sophie.spencer@va.gov. All interested contractors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. Award of contract will be SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.