Y--Fort Custer 2,500 Niche Columbarium

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A 2,500 NICHE COLUMBARIUM AT FORT CUSTER, MI (PROJECT NUMBER 909CM3016) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA786A-15-B-0018 for the following: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to construct a 2,500 niche columbarium at Fort Custer National Cemetery, located at 15501 Dickman Road, Augusta, MI 49012, as described herein and other specific tasks in accordance with the drawings and specifications: BID ITEM NUMBER 1: Install all work shown on the plans and described in the specifications including, but not limited to, site clearing and demolition, concrete, columbarium units, asphalt paving, stone masonry, landscaping, site furnishings, and irrigation. A site visit will be held at Fort Custer National Cemetery, 15501 Dickman Road, Augusta, MI, on April 21, 2015, at 10:00 AM EDT. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period for this requirement is 300 calendar days from date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed. NAICS CODE: 237990 SIZE STANDARD: $36.5 Million METHOD OF AWARD: THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM, FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. THIS REQUIREMENT IS 100% COMPETITIVE SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB). Award will be made on a competitive basis under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14 to a responsible SDVOSB business responding to this solicitation. OBTAINING SOLICITATION: Details of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) may be accessed ONLY via FedBizOps at https://www.fbo.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation and drawings will be released for issue on or about April 6, 2015. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be uploaded to FedBizOps. 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 amendment 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. Interested vendors must be registered in the following systems: 1. System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1; and 2. VETBIZ.gov at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov