Z--UNDERGROUND TUNNEL REPAIRS CONTRACT

Structural Tunnel Repair, Project No. 542-13-104 THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) must be verified by The Center for Veterans Enterprise, (CVE).The Coatesville VA Medical Center is soliciting bids under Solicitation No. VA244-14-B-0133 for the following: Structural Tunnel Repair. Contractor shall repair two (2) underground tunnels linking Buildings 9, 38 and 59 on the Coatesville VAMC campus, furnish labor and materials, and perform the work for the VA Medical Center in Coatesville, PA, in accordance with all specifications and drawings. The Solicitation documents and drawings will be available for download from the web https://www.fbo.gov on or about May 29, 2014. Potential bidders are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. Bidders will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package, drawings, and subsequent amendments, if any. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation will NOT be honored. It is essential that interested parties register on the bidders' mailing list at https://www.fbo.gov, "Interested Vendor List". Individual copies of the Bidder's Mailing List WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contracting Officer. The solicitation amendments issued to the IFB will be posted to the website and bidders are advised it is their responsibility to obtain and acknowledge all amendments. Paper copies of amendments will NOT be individually mailed. The ONLY Pre-Bid Walk Thru will be held on June 11, 2014, at 10:00 am (Contractors are to meet in Bldg. 19 South Conference Room). While the walk-thru is not mandatory, all bidders, suppliers and subcontractors are strongly encouraged to attend. All requests for information or questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer via mail or by email: contact@example.gov no later than Close of Business, June 16, 2014. No telephonic or fax requests will be honored. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude for this procurement is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS Code is 237990 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million. Bid Opening Date is scheduled for June 30, 2014, at 10:00 am. After the formal bid opening, an award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. All interested contractors must ensure that their firms have the ability to provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds and a 20% Bid Guarantee. The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation. Award of this contract is subject to the availability of funds. The maximum time for completion of the project is 180 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. All interested parties MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at www.sam.gov, MUST meet the CVE SDVOSB verification requirements per www.vetbiz.gov , MUST have a current record in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and MUST meet OSHA/EPA requirements. For SDVOSB CVE verification guidelines, you may refer to http://vip.vetbiz.gov . To complete Representations and Certifications with ORCA, you may go online at https://orca.bpn.gov. For OSHA information, you may refer to www.osha.gov.