This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, located in Saginaw, MI. An Invitation for Bid will be issued on this Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website on or about December 1, 2016 for construction project no. 655-16-101 entitled "Electrical Breaker Testing" at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48602. This announcement is a 100% total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The VA is seeking a qualified Contractor to furnish all tools, equipment, material, permits, labor, and supervision necessary to accomplish, the work as provided in the contract documents, plans, and specifications, a summary of which is provided below: This project is located at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48602.. Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, tools, miscellaneous materials, equipment, and supervision as specified in drawings and specifications to complete the Electrical Breaker Testing Project at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48602.. All work performed shall be fully documented by the Contractor. Construction shall be performed in compliance with manufacturer s recommendations and applicable Codes and VA Saginaw building standards. Perform all work without disruption to Medical Center operations. Normal administrative hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday (Excluding Federal Holidays). Normal working hours shall be between 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Authorization to work other than normal working hours will be requested in advance for evaluation and approval by the COR and Contracting. Provide all construction and safety barriers, temporary dust partitions, temporary gypsum board partitions and fire retardant plastic sheeting as required by VAMC Saginaw. Period of Performance: 90 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 334515 Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical systems and size standard 500 Employees applies. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, disclosure of the magnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 120 days from bid receipt date. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation via FBO. As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the VA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various bid documents, specifications, forms, and drawings will be available for download at no charge only from the FBO website on or about December 1, 2016, with a due date to be specified in the solicitation. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid opening date, will be available in the solicitation. FBO is the only website where official bid documents will be made available. All interested bidders (prime contractors & subcontractors) should register at FBO so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A bidder's list is not maintained nor distributed by the Contracting Officer, as it is the bidder's responsibility to register at the FBO website. Bidders are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all bid documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the FBO website periodically to check for any changes to this announcement or pending solicitation. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov, shall be verified in the Vetbiz Registry Information Pages prior to submitting an offer, and shall have on file a current and complete VETS4212 report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets-100.html (if applicable). Address all questions in writing to the issuing office via email to
[email protected]. No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation.