RECOVERY Z--Recovery Act - Steam & Condensate Line Replacement, VA-258-10-RA-0038

THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER Public Law 109-461 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-AsideTHIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY TO VA-258-10-RA-0038. "RECOVERY ACT" - The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking SDVOSB construction contractors for Construction Project 678-11-109, Steam & Condensate Line Replacement. The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS), Tucson Arizona, intends to issue a solicitation requesting bids to provide all work shown on the drawings and/or included in the specifications. Work includes, but is not limited to, glovebag asbestos removal and encapsulation, selective site demolition, trench excavation, pre-engineered/pre-fabricated underground steam & condensate return piping, component (above grade) steam and condensate return piping, piping insulation, utility manholes, site restoration (concrete, asphalt, landscaping), energy (steam) metering, branch electrical power circuits for metering, and communication circuits with connections to the existing facility building automation system. . Performance Period is 275 calendar days for Bid Item 1, 225 calendar days for Bid Item 2 and 225 calendar days for Bid Item 3, after receiving Notice to Proceed. Complete drawings and specifications will be included in the solicitation document that will be available on Fedbizopps on or about February 19, 2010.



Interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend a site visit on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 9:30am Local Time at SAVAHCS, 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723, Building 4, Auditorium. All bidders/contractors are strongly urged to attend as there will only be ONE Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit for this project. This is subject to change at the discretion of SAVAHCS and any change will be posted on www.fbo.gov. Contractors shall contact John Kamerer, Contract Specialist to indicate their interest in attending the Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit and the number of expected attendees. Requests, in the form of an e-mail message and indicate the number of those attending to john.kamerer@va.gov, must be received by the Contracting Specialist no later than Monday, March 01, 2010 at 2:00pm Local Time.



Solicitation responses will be due in the Contracting Section no later than Tuesday March 23, 2010 by 2:00pm Local Time. The bid opening will be held at SAVAHCS, 3601 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85735, Building 5, Conference Room 107 (Facilities Conference Room). Bid submissions shall be in hardcopies. Telegraphic, email, and facsimile bids are prohibited. This project requires the bidders/contractors to secure bonding. All bidders shall be registered and verified in the www.ccr.gov and www.vetbiz.gov and https://orca.bpn.gov/.



This procurement is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB). The NAICS code is 236220. The associated size standard for this procurement is $33.5 million dollars in average gross annual receipts for the preceding three years. Project Magnitude: Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.



Project Magnitude: Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

Award is subject to availability of funding.