RECOVERY Y--Recovery Act - Renovate and Upgrade Operating Room

RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The VA Medical Center, Orlando, Florida is soliciting bids from qualified SDVOSB's for project 675-09-605, to "Renovate and Upgrade the Operating Room (OR)". Work includes all labor, tools, materials, equipment, general construction, alterations, electrical work, necessary removal of existing structures and construction of certain other items as required to perform design and build work to renovate and upgrade existing equipment and fixtures in the Operating Rooms (OR) that have past their useful life. The work shall include renovating and upgrading of the operating rooms. The NAICS code is 236220/size standard is $14 million. Cost range is $250,000-$500,000. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions of the solicitation, Subject to the Availability of Funds. THIS SOLICITATION IS A TOTAL SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. BIDS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FROM SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES in accordance with Public Law 109-461. The solicitation will issue on or about 1/28/10. A MANDATORY ONE-TIME organized site visit will be held: 2/5/10 at 10:00am. LOCATION: Engineering Conference, Bldg 3132, ORLANDO VA MEDICAL CENTER, 5201 Raymond Street, Orlando, FL 32803-8208. All bid packages must be accessed on line at the Federal Business Opportunities website. No hard copies of this solicitation will be sent out. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Complete electronic solicitation with forms and specifications for submitting a bid and to register your name on the bidders mailing list can be obtained at the following website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at this URL address and will not be mailed. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. SOLICITATION VA-248-10-RA-0132 WILL BE POSTED TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS ON OR ABOUT 1/25/10. All respondents are required to complete vetbiz registration at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and must be registered at www.CCR.gov and complete online Reps and Certs at http://orca.bpn.gov and the Vets 100 website at https://vets100.vets.dol.gov/.