Renovation and Expansion of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for the VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Project Number 626-08-101

The purpose of this modification to the previous notice is to change the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code from 238990 - All Other Specialty Trade Contractors to 237990 - All Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $33 million.

The purpose of this modification to the previous notice is to inform potential bidders of 2 site visits for the above referenced project. The first site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time (CDT). The meeting location is the VA Medical Center, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN in Engineering conference room D73 (located in the basement). The second site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. Meeting location is the same. Please contact Mike Snell at (615) 456-9923 for questions on how to get to the meeting location and where to park. Potential contractors are encouraged to pre-register for the site visits by sending an e-mail containing their cage code, DUNS number and Tax ID number to Contract Specialist Kristal Jones at Kristal.R.Jones@usace.army.mil. The period to submit written questions will begin after the second site visit and must be submitted by Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. CDT. to the e-mail address listed above. Also, this modification to the previous notice is to clarify that this project is 100% set aside for service disabled veterans.

The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation W912P5-09-B-0009 for the renovation and expansion of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for the Veterans Administration (VA), Project Number 626-08-101, VA Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

The general requirement for this work includes, but is not limited to, demolition of existing architectural, utility systems, and mechanical units; provide new walls, finishes, doors, frames, hardware, accessories, casework, corner guards, bumper rails, toilets, medical gas columns, and related plumbing, sprinkler, mechanical, fire alarm, and electrical and other items; and remove existing AHU unit(s) and installation of new mechanical unit(s) to serve the renovated and expanded MICU. The contractor shall completely prepare site for building or site operations and furnish all labor, material, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete work for the project.

The proposed North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 238990. The small business size standard is fourteen million dollars ($14M). This acquisition is set aside for 100% service disabled veteran owned small business concerns. The estimated construction magnitude for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. A site visit for this project is anticipated, Further information regarding the site visit will be announced in the solicitation documents. From this IFB solicitation, the Government intends to award one (1) firm-fixed price contract. The Government intends to award without discussions. The solicitation documents should be available within 15 days of this pre-solicitation notice.

Solicitation documents will be available for download from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential contractors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.

Questions regarding this solicitation can be sent to Kristal Jones, Contract Specialist. She can be reached at (615) 736-7916 or by e-mail at Kristal.R.Jones@usace.army.mil. When sending e-mail inquiries, please include the solicitation number in the subject line and provide point of contact information in the body of the message.