RECOVERY Y--Recovery - Construction Phase - Emergency Electrical Upgrade System

Added: Apr 23, 2010 2:51 pm Modified: May 25, 2010 11:28 amTrack Changes RECOVERY ACT, THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) FIRMS.



The VISN 5 Contracting department at Perry Point VA Medical Center is seeking services of a qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business to provide all supervision, labor, materials, equipment and connections for the construction/installation materials, equipment, and supervision required for Project #R512-10-317 Emergency Electrical System Upgrade located at VA Maryland Health Care System at the Perry Point VA Medical Center Perry Point, MD (Cecil County).



Work includes but is not limited to providing a centralized emergency generator package, which provides emergency power when normal power is lost. Also to include new smaller generators, and replacement of some old generators. This work shall be done in accordance with contract specifications, scope of work, drawings and/or schematics provided by VA and contractor, and sections of the VA Master Construction Specifications.



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 $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The solicitation package for IFB # VA-245-10-IB-0126 is estimated to be posted on Fed Biz Opps, which can be accessed at http://www.fedbizopps.gov, on or about May 14, 2010. 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 June 15, 2010. 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. The question form for all RFI's will be attached in the Solicitation.



All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP), comply with VETS 100 reporting, 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 Jon Eckman, (410) 642-2411, Ext. 5217 email: Fred.Arku@va.gov. Award of contract will be SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.