Recovery z--FCA - replace PA system b-1, JC (arra)

AMENDMENT 0004 IS TO PROVIE CLARIFICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE SECOND SITE VISIT HELD 13 NOVEMBER 2009. AMENDMENT IS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

AMENDMENT 0003 IS TO PROVIE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO ALL BIDDERS. AMENDMENT IS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

RECOVERY AC - AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION: THIS AMENDMENT IS TO INCORPORATE THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE MINUTES AND ATTENDANCE REGISTER.

RECOVERY AC - AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION: THIS AMENDMENT IS TO DELETE DRAWING #TA-000 AND REPLACE IT WITH DRAWING TA-000R. AMENDMENT IS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.

RECOVERY ACT: Contractor shall completely prepare site forbuilding operations, including demolition and removal of existingstructures, and furnish labor and materials necessary to perform workfor Replace P.A. System, JC as required by the drawings andspecifications. Location of the work is VA Medical Center, John CochranDivision, St. Louis, Missouri. Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d) and inaccordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Careand Information Technology Act of 2006, this construction project is acompetitive total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SmallBusinesses (SDVOSB). The project cost range is between: $1,000,000.00 to$2,000,000.00. . The North American Industry Classification Code(NAICS) for this procurement is 238210 with a small business sizestandard $14.0 million. The estimated completion period for this work is330 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. This completionperiod includes final inspection and clean-up. Award will be madeutilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source SelectionProcess in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15. Thesuccessful prime contractor must perform no less than 25 percent of theGeneral Construction labor. Proposal submission instructions will beincluded in the solicitation package. The government plans to awardwithout discussions, but reserves the right to hold discussions ifnecessary. The offeror is responsible to monitor and download anyamendments from the Federal Business Opportunities(http://www.fedbizopps.gov) website, which may be issued to thissolicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, Required CentralContractor Registration and in accordance with FAR 2.101, VeteransAffairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 802.101, VetBiz Registration,prospective contractors must be registered in Central ContractorRegistration (CCR) and in the VetBiz databases under the applicableNAICS. Firms may obtain CCR information at http://www.ccr.gov and VetBizinformation at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. The solicitation package anddrawings should be available for download on or about October 19th, 2009and the proposal due date will be on or about November 18th, 2009. Anorganized site visit will be scheduled and attendance is highlyrecommended for any responsible sources to submit an offer which shallbe considered by Department of Veterans Affairs. Only one site visitwill be scheduled. No hard copies of the solicitation or drawings willbe provided; and telephone requests or questions will NOT be accepted.Please email requests or questions to Billie.Cherico@va.gov and ensurethat the subject line reads "VA-255-19-RA-0004".