RECOVERY Y--Replace Hot Water Tanks - 460-10-009

This posting is to attach the full solication for the Replace Hot Water Tanks, Heat Exchangers, and Steam Traps RECOVERY Project #460-10-009.

Contact the Contracting Officer, Chuck Peck, at Charles.Peck@va.gov if you are unable to download the Request for Bid (IFB).



There is a Pre-solicitation meeting and site visit scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 2:30PM in the Wilmington VA Medical Center (Building 1)Conference Room 2006 (2nd Floor close to the main elevators).



The IFB is due to the Wilmington VA Medical Center Contracting Office by May 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM.

The Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE intends to issue a design/build contract. The project consists of:

1. Replacing steam to hot water converters and three 500-gallon domestic hot water storage tanks located in basement room 145 of the main hospital building with new semi-instantaneous steam to domestic hot water converters.



2. Replacing the existing steam to hot water converter located in room 4 of the Community Living Center with new semi-instantaneous steam to domestic hot water converter.



3. Surveying all steam traps on the Wilmington VA Medical Center facility including buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15 and 17. Identify steam traps for replacement. Provide a recommended maintenance program for implementation by VA staff.



4. Replace all steam traps identified for replacement in the steam trap survey.



5. Install an automated steam trap monitoring system.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220. The U.S. Small Business Administration Size Standard is $33,500,000.00.



The SOLICITATION issue date will be approximately March 22, 2010 with an approximate response date of April 20, 2010. The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and will be issued as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business set-aside.



The project magnitude is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.



The solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Priced Contract.



The entire solicitation will be made available only on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) web site https://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be available. Contract documents will be available when the solicitation is posted. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review the EPS website frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents.



Point of Contact(s): Chuck Peck, 302-994-2511 x7526, Charles.Peck@va.gov