VA262-16-B-0117 : 605-14-375 upgrade chillers 1&4

The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System has a requirement for Upgrade Chillers 1 & 4. A Firm-Fixed Price Construction award is anticipated. A certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision, and construction services as required by the specifications and drawings. Work includes but is not limited to general construction, site preparation, removal of existing structures and equipment, utility systems, mechanical and electrical work, and certain other items. Work will be performed in a functioning hospital environment, which will remain operational during the project duration.

Solicitation documents, including technical specifications and project drawings, will be available electronically on/about November 23, 2015 at the following website: www.fedbizopps.gov. Bidders will search for solicitation VA262-16-B-0117 to access solicitation documents and any Amendments. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS. Ninety day bid acceptance period will be required. Only hardcopy bids will be accepted. Only one organized Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held, date/time/location to be provided with the solicitation.

NAICS: 236220; Small Business Size Standard: $36.5 Million; Project Magnitude: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

Contract Completion Time will be 210 Calendar Days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

Bidders must be registered and verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) and must be registered and current with the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). This acquisition is solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. Additionally, this acquisition shall follow the procedures for Sealed Bidding per FAR Part 14, as modified and supplemented by the requirements in FAR Part 36.213.

The single source of entry for all documentation/information pertaining to this acquisition will be http://www.fbo.gov. Telephone, email, and fax requests for a solicitation package/information will not be accepted. All interested bidders (prime contractors & subcontractors) can register at ww.fedbizopps.gov so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A Bidder's List will not be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the Bidder's responsibility to register at the FedBizOpps website. If you would like to list your firm so that others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the 'Add Me to Interested Vendors' button in the listing for this solicitation at www.fbo.gov

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date.