RECOVERY Y--RECOVERY ACT R-CSD-168 Construction: Replace Asphalt Construction: Replace Asphalt Roads Various Locations Non-Recurring maintenance projects to repair existing roads. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

RECOVERY: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR ASPHALTROADWORK, CONCRETE SURBING, WALKS, GRADING AND DRAININAGE AT JEFFERSONBARRACKS NATIONAL CEMTERY LOCATED IN SAINT LOUIS COUNTY IN ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI.

This project is funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National CemeteryAdministration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation NumberVA-786A-09-RA-0145 for the following:

Contractor shall provide all professional services, labor, materials,tools and equipment necessary to prepare site for paving work andconstruction operations, including demolition and removal of existingwork, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for proposedpaving and site improvements at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery atSt. Louis, Missouri as required by drawings and specifications.

COST MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and$1,000,000.

CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is approximately 120 calendardays from date of receipt of Notice To Proceed.

NAICS CODE: 237310 SIZE STANDARD: $33.5 Million

METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-RICECONSTRUCTION CONTRACT UNDER SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALLBUSINESS SET ASIDE. Award will be made on a competitive basis underFederal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 14 to a responsible servicedisabled veteran owned small business responding to this solicitation.

OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting ofthe Invitation for Bid (IFB) details and specifications may be accessedONLY via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No telephone requestswill be accepted. The solicitation and drawings will be released forissue on or about September 3, 2009, via FedBidOpps.

SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be uploaded to FedBizOpps. Offerors are reminded that they are responsiblefor obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitationprior to the time for receipt of offers. Paper copies of the amendmentswill NOT be individually mailed.

BIDDER'S MAILING LIST: Interested parties should register for theBidder's Mailing List at http://www.fedbizopps.gov "Interested VendorList". Individual copies of the Bidder's Mailing List WILL NOT beprepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer.