RECOVERY Z--R-CSD-25-DI01. Pennsylvania Monument. Conserve and Repair historic monument at the Culpepper National Cemetery, 305 U. S. Avenue, Culpepper, Virginia 22701. Culpeper, VA 22701

RECOVERY: PRE-SOLICTATION NOTICE FOR CONSERVATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT THE CULPEPPER NATIONAL CEMETERY.

This project is being funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA-786A-09-RA-0066 for the following:



Contractor shall provide all professional services, labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary for comprehensive repair, conservation, cleaning and other treatment as necessary of the Pennsylvania Monument, 1910 at the Culpepper National Cemetery,

305 U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, VA 22701, in accordance with the project deliverables and tasks. The granite obelisk-like monument is approximately 28 feet in height with a large ball finial at the top. Attached to the four sides are bronze plaques. Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors in descending order 1. Technical Qualifications, 2. Past Performance and 3. Price. Factors 1 and 2 when combined are equal to price.



CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is approximately 30 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice To Proceed.



NAICS CODE: 712120 SIZE STANDARD: $7.0 Million



METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-RICE SERVICE CONTRACT UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 15 to a responsible business responding to this solicitation.



OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the Request For Proposal (RFP) details may be accessed ONLY via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation and drawings will be released for issue on June 23, 2009.



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



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