RECOVERY Y--Recovery Act- Project 632-07-112 upgrade researchdry Labs to current American Association for Accreditation of AnimalCare standards

FSC CODE: Y - Construction of structures and facilitiesTITLE: RECOVERY ACT-Project 632-07-112, Upgrade Research Dry Labs toCurrent American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal CareStandards @ Northport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road,Northport, NY 11768.This is a100%Service-Disable-Veteran-Owned-Small-Business- Set-Aside(SDVOSB)-Authority 38 USC 8127 (d), PL 109-461SOL: VA-243-09-RA-0464 SET-ASIDE: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business NAICS: 236220 AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs; James J. Medical Center(10N3NAL)Bronx, NY 10468-3904 POC: Bogdan Vaga Contracting Officer e-mail: bogdan.vaga@va.gov [Contracting Officer]DESCRIPTION: This is a100%Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owned-Small-Business-Set-Aside(SDVOSB)-Authority 38 USC 8127 (d), PL 109-461. This is for Recovery Actproject 632-07-112, Upgrade Research Dry Labs to Current AmericanAssociation for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care Standards atNorthport VA Medical Center, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768.The following is the SOW for this project: The contractor shall supplyall labor, tools, materials, supplies and supervision to renovateBuilding 62, Second Floor to Upgrade Research Dry Labs to CurrentAmerican Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal CareStandards. The work is to include, but not be limited to generalconstruction, alterations, fire sprinkler, mechanical and electricalwork, necessary removal of existing structures and certain other items,as per the drawings and specifications. All work shall be in fullaccordance with the drawings, specifications, and phasing plan shown ondrawing D-1 and the phasing schedule listed in specification section 0100 00-General Requirements. Specifications & Drawings will be posted online with the solicitation for your viewing & download. No copies of thespecs & drawings will be sent from this office, if requested. You haveaccess to them at this free site https://www.fbo.gov. The solicitationwill be posted on FedBizOpps. The project magnitude range is$1,000,000.00 - $2,000,000. The NorthAmerican Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is236220; size standard $33.5 Million. The time for completion is 455calendar days after Notice to Proceed.The solicitation will be issued on or about September 30, 2009. The bidder is responsible for monitoring and downloading any amendmentsfrom FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov that may be issued to thissolicitation. There may be a pre-construction conference held for thisproject, if so all prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Detailsof any pre-construction conference will be included in the solicitationpackage. In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits,Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pursuant to 38USC8127(d), this construction project is set-aside forService-Disabled-Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSBs). All prospectivecontractors must be registered on the VetBizwebsite,http://www.vetbiz.gov, to be considered for award. In accordancewith FAR 52.204-7, Required Central Contractor Registration and inaccordance with FAR 2.101, VAAR 802.101 VetBiz Registration, prospectivefirms must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and inthe VetBiz databases prior to award as a SDVOSB firm, and must havecurrent record in the Online Representations and CertificationsApplication (ORCA) prior to bid opening. If you are not registered withCCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 orregister online athttp://www.ccr.go you may register in VIP athttp://vip.vetbiz.gov. To complete Representations and Certificationswith ORCA, you may go online at https://orca.bpn.gov.