Y--913CM3010, INSTALLATION OF CRYPTS AT SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY, GUSTINE, CA

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR CRYPT INSTALLATION AT SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CEMETERY LOCATED IN MERCED COUNTY IN SANTA NELLA, CALIFORNIA The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA-786A-10-IB-0003 for the following: Contractor shall provide all professional services, labor, materials, tools and equipment to prepare an approximately 2,500 crypt development at the cemetery. Crypts are currently stored on site. Project includes the site preparation and installation of crypts, underground utilities, roadway modifications, landscaping, and extension of the automatic irrigation system, complete, as required by the plans and specifications. COST MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. CONTRACT DURATION: The performance period is 210 calendar days from the date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed. NAICS: 237990 SIZE STANDARD: $33.5 million METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-PRICE SERVICE CONTRACT UNDER SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB) SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 14 to a responsible SDVOSB responding to this solicitation. OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) details and specifications and drawings will be made available through the website at www.fbo.gov. Hard copies will be made available through the Architectural Engineering (AE.) firm. Requests for hard copy drawings and specifications shall be in writing to: Jacobs, Attention: William Romzick, 180 Promenade Circle Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95834. Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000. Bidders will be charged a $155.00 non-refundable fee for each set of drawings and specs. Fee must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or money order made payable to: "Jacobs Engineering Group" and must accompany the written application. No other forms of payment will be accepted. All requests shall be on company letterhead to include point of contact, physical mailing address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address. No walk-in, telephone or fax requests will be accepted. Bidders should allow 5 working days after receipt of their request by the issuing office for reproduction, in addition to delivery time when requesting bidding material. Bidders must include their UPS or FedEx account number if requesting expedited delivery. The solicitation and statement of work will be released for issue on or about November 10, 2009. A pre-bid conference has been scheduled for December 2, 2009 at 10:00 am. Location for the pre-bid conference is the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, 32053 West McCabe Road, Santa Nella, CA 95322. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. 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 receipts of offers. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. BIDDERS MAILING LIST: Interested parties should register for the Bidder's Mailing List at http://www.fbo.gov "Interested Vendor List". Individual copies of the Bidder's Mailing List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the contracting officer.