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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 12, 2007 FBO #2054
MODIFICATION

Y -- Design-build construction project for 4000 crypts,irrigation, and an engineered drainage field.

Notice Date

7/10/2007
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;National Cemetery Administration;Construction Support Division (41D3B);810 Vermont Avenue, NW;Washington DC 20420
 

ZIP Code

20420
 

Solicitation Number

VA-786A-07-IB-0054
 

Response Due

7/18/2007
 

Archive Date

9/16/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR VETERAN-OWED SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS PRE-SOLICIATION NOTICE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF PRE-PLACED CRYPTS AND TO INCLUDE BID ALTERNATES. PRE-SOLICIATION NOTICE FOR DESIGN BUILD UP TO 4000 CRYPTS AT THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY LOCATED IN MERCED COUNTY IN GUSTINE, CALIFORNIA. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids under Solicitation Number VA-786A-07-IB-0054 for the following: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment for a design-build construction project for the installation of 2,000 pre-placed crypts and other associated infrastructures as base bid. As Bid Add Alternate One, addition 500 pre-placed crypts As Bid Add Alternate Two, addition 500 pre-placed crypts As Bid Add Alternate Three, addition 500 pre-placed crypts As Bid Add Alternate Four, addition 500 pre-placed crypts An engineered drainage field will be installed under the pre-placed crypts. The entire crypt area will be irrigated with a head-to-head pop-up irrigation system. The irrigation system shall allow for future expansion. The contractor shall construct a watering station meeting National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards. Monuments shall be installed on an identical grid layout as required by NCA and will be of standard dimensions as described in the drawing and specifications after the crypts have been installed. Landscaping shall be provided for aesthetic s, as well as, to prevent erosion. Contractor shall remove all damage caused by construction. The contractor will build, maintain a construction access road if applicable. Construction vehicles are to be minimized on existing cemetery roads. The contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance of turf and landscape until acceptance and proper disposal of all construction waste, debris and other materials. For additional information on the layout of the above site elements the contractor may reference NCA web site at http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/ocm/siteelements.asp ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS (VETERAN OWNED COMPANIES) SHOULD REGISTER WITHIN VETBIZ.GOV. NO FUTURE AWARDS CAN BE MADE TO VETERAN OWNED COMPANIES WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED AND THEIR VETERAN STATUS VERIFIED. THE ADDRESS IS THE FOLLOWING: HTTP://VIP.VETBIZ.GOV COST MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. Project is subject to the availability of funds. CONTRACT DURATION: Performance period is approximately 365 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice To Proceed. NACIS CODE: 237990 METHOD OF AWARD: THIS SOLICITATION IS SET-ASIDE FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. THE GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATES AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. Award will be made on a competitive basis to a responsible concern responding to this solicitation. Subcontracting plans are not required for small business concerns in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation material consisting of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) details and specifications may be accessed via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation material and drawings (hard copy) are to be requested via electronic mail Ms. Lenora Stephens, Contracting Officer under the title heading "San Joaquin Valley (Crypts) - [Indicate drawing only or Solicitation and Drawings]" to lenora.stephens@va.gov. AFTER THE SOLICITATION NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED IN FEDBIZOPPS AND A CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $45 MADE OUT TO THE "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS" HAS BEEN RECEIVED. A COPY OF WHAT YOU REQUESTED WILL BE SHIPPED TO YOU VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS. PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE POST OFFICE BOXES. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation and drawings will not be released any sooner than the day the solicitation is posted. BID GUARANTEE: A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then. SHOULD A CORPORATE BOND BE SUBMITTED ALL BONDS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED ON TREASURY'S WEBSITE OR THEY WILL BE REJECTED. THE WEBSITE IS: HTTP://WWW.FMS.TREAS.GOV/C570/C570.HTML#CERTIFIED 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 receipt of offers. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. 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.
 

Place of Performance

Address: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery;32053 West McCabe Road;Gustine, CA

Zip Code: 95322

Country: United States
 

Record

SN01338110-W 20070712/070710220719 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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