The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation number: VA-786A-06-IB-0006 for the following: Contractor shall furnish labor and materials for development of 14 acres of land for cemetery use at the new Sacramento National Cemetery in Solano County, California. The project will include but not limited to grading, burial section layout, storm drains, utility connections, flagpoles, gravel roads, pole barn for equipment storage, mobile trailers for office and public restrooms, above ground fuel tank and dispensing, fencing, installation of concrete crypts, landscaping and irrigation as per the contract specifications and drawings that will be provided. Please note all bidders responding to this solicitation must have the qualifications, either on staff or through sub-contract, of installation experience of at least 10,000 units of Precast Double Depth Lawn Crypts, as noted in Section 03400, Precast Double ! Depth Lawn Crypts. The magnitude of this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. NAICS code is 237990. The Size Standard is $28.5 Million. Performance period is approximately 180 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice to Proceed. This notice is updating the method of award and will now include a Full and Open Competition tier. METHOD OF AWARD: This is a cascaded, competitive four-tier solicitation to allow maximum opportunity for participation to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HubZone Small Business and 8(a) Businesses. Under this acquisition, the Contracting Officer shall solicit and receive offers concurrently from Tier 1, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns; Tier 2, HubZone Small Business Concerns; Tier 3, 8(a) Business Concerns; and Tier 4, Full and Open Competition. Contractors are hereby notified that all bids submitted should be clearly marked on the outermost part of the package the Tier Level they would like to ! be considered under. Packages that do not clearly indicate whether th ey are SDVOSB (Tier 1); HubZone (Tier 2); 8(a) Contractor (Tier 3); or Full and Open (Tier 4) may not be considered responsive and the bid package not opened. a. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (Tier 1). Award will be made on a competitive basis to a responsible Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern responding to this solicitation provided that (1) a minimum of two competitive offers are received from Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, (2) the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price, and (3) the award can be made to a responsive, responsible bidder eligible to receive the award under this criteria. If #a is not possible, then: b. HubZone Small Business (Tier 2). Award will be made on a competitive basis to a responsible HUBZone Small Business concern responding to this solicitation provided that (1) a minimum of two competitive offers are received from HUBZone Small Business concerns, (2) the award can be made ! at a fair and reasonable price, and (3) the award can be made to a responsive, responsible bidder eligible to receive the award under this criteria. If #b is not possible, then: c. 8(a) Small Business (Tier 3). Award will be made on a competitive basis to a responsible 8(a) Small Business concern responding to this solicitation provided that (1) a minimum of two competitive offers are received from 8(a) Small Business concerns, (2) the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price, and (3) the award can be made to a responsive, responsible bidder eligible to receive the award under this criteria. If #c is not possible, then: d. Full and Open Competition (Tier 4). Award will be made on a competitive basis to a responsible concern responding to this solicitation. Hard copies of this solicitation will be available on or about November 4, 2005. OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIAL: Electronic solicitations are not available. Requests for hard copy drawings and specificat! ions shall be in writing to: Carter & Burgess, Attn: William Romzick, 2033 Howe Avenue, Suite 220, Sacramento, CA 95825
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+1 (555) 000-0000. Bidders will be charged a $100.00 non-refundable deposit for each set of drawings and specs. Deposit must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or money order made payable the "Department of Veterans Affairs." All requests shall be on company letterhead to include point of contact, physical mailing address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address. No telephone requests will be accepted. BIDDER'S MAILING LIST: Interested parties should register for the Bidder's mailing list at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ (Interested Vendor List). Individual copies of the Bidder's mailing list WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer. Interested parties may obtain copies of the Bidder's mailing list at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ (Interested Vendor List). NOTICE TO PRIME (GENERAL) CONTRACTORS: Unless Prime (General) Contractors are registered on the FedBizOpps website! , potential subcontractors will not know of your interest in bidding on this project. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at http:www.fedbizopps.gov/. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering for the Register to Receive Notification list at http://www.fedbizopps.gov, you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential bidders are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A Pre-Bid conference will be held on November 15, 2005 at 10:00am Pacific time at the office of Carter & Burgess, Attn: William Romzick, 2033 Howe Avenue, Suite 220, Sacramento, CA 95825
+1 (555) 000-0000. The due date for this solicitation is hereby amended to be December 6, 2005, by 2:00pm Eastern time. A public bid opening will be held in the National Cemet! ery Administration, Office of Construction Management, Conference Room 239, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. If you have any questions, please contact my office at
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