RECOVERY Y--Upgrade and Replace the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

RECOVERY ACT - The estimated date for issuing the solicitation for this acquisition has changed. The following shall be removed form this pre-soliciation, The SOLICITATION issue date will be approximately May 21, 2009 with an approximate response date of June 22, 2009, and shall be replaced with, The SOLICITATION issue date will be approximately June 10, 2009 with a response date of July 10, 2009.

RECOVERY ACT - The Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805 intends to issue a construction contract. The contractor shall supply all manpower, materials, equipment, and supervision needed to renovate and upgrade the Chiller Plant and HVAC Controls at this facility. The work includes: Demolition and replacement of existing water cooled chillers, pumps, and associated components located in the main mechanical room on the ground floor of building #1; Providing a new Building Management System (BMS) and integrate controls for the new equipment included in this project; Demolition and replacement of existing air compressors and associated components located in the main mechanical room; New electrical work to include a bid alternate to replace the main mechanical room motor control center; Construction of a new mechanical room office, including HVAC systems; Fire protection system modifications to accommodate the new layout demolition, general construction, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work, and certain other items.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238220. The U.S. Small Business Administration size standard is $14,000,000.00.



The SOLICITATION issue date will be approximately May 21, 2009 with an approximate response date of June 22, 2009.



The solicitation is a Request for Proposal and will be issued as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set-aside.



The project magnitude is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.



The solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Priced Contract. Estimated contract performance is 250 days from notice to proceed. Field construction is to begin no earlier than November 2, 2009 and will be completed; including commissioning, testing, balancing, and final clean up by March 12, 2010.



Firms must be registered with the Central Contractors Registry http://www.ccr.gov/ , and the Veterans Business Registry http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ All perspective offerors interested in submitting a proposal on this solicitation must have a commercial and government entity code (CAGE Code).



The entire solicitation, including the specifications, will be made available only on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) web site https://www.fbo.gov/index?cck=1&au=&ck=

Paper copies will not be available. Request Contract Drawings by sending the request to Michael.white9@va.gov Telephone and fax requests will not be honored. Contract drawings will be issued electronically by e-mail. 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.