RECOVERY Y--Recovery Act Upgrade and Replace Electrical Distribution System Project R512A5-04-304

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDERRECOVERY ACT, THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) FIRMS.



The VA Maryland Health Care System at the VA Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland is seeking services of a qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business to completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish the labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required to replace Fire Alarm System located at the Perry Point VA Medical System at Perry Point, MD 21902, (Cecil County). The base bid will include furnishing, installation, and connection of fire alarm equipment to forma complete coordinated system ready for operation, as well as the removal of the existing system.



The system shall include, but not be limited to, alarm initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, control units, fire safety control devices, annunciators, power supplies, and wiring.



The NAICS Code for this procurement is 238210. To be considered a small business under this code, the SBA standard size must not exceed $14.0 million. The construction cost range for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. The solicitation package for IFB# VA-245-09-RA-0176 is estimated to be posted on Fed Biz Opps, which can be accessed at http://www.fedbizopps.gov, on or about June 15, 2009. 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 registers at Fed Biz Opps (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. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the Fed Biz Opps website.



The bid opening will be on or about July 16, 2009. The bid-opening will take place at the Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perry Point, MD 21902. The building and room will be specified in the solicitation . The deadline for receipt of questions is 10 calendar days prior to bid opening. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer.



All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP) and have completed 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 Thomas E. Lynn, Jr., (410) 642-2411 Ext. 5934, email Thomas.Lynn@va.gov and the Project Manager is Gerry Ford, (410) 642-2411 Ext. 5226, email: Gerald.Ford@va.gov. All bidders must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds, and 20% Bid Guarantee. Award of contract will be SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.