Y--EXPAND EMERGENCY ROOM

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICIITATION NOTICE. THE SOLICIATION WILL BE POSTED APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS FROM THE ISSUE OF THIS NOTICE. The Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805 intends to issue a construction contract. The Work consists of the following: 1. Expand the current capacity of the Emergency Room into surrounding areas by creating additional bed spaces. 2. Crates a new storage room for existing Omni Cells and other storage equipment. 3. Relocate the Patient Intake area to another space within the area. 4. Improve security and coordinate work to support future modifications to Emergency Room space. 5. Maximize the use of space in immediate are of Emergency Room 6. The design shall include but not limited to interior walls, lighting, wiring, floors, acoustical tile ceilings, plumbing, sprinklers, HVAC, signage, alarms, AOV, all finishes and certain other works as needed. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $31,000,000.00. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal on this solicitation must have a commercial and government entity code (CAGE Code). The approximate issue date of the solicitation will be will be October 10, 2008 with an approximate response date of November 10, 2008. The solicitation is a Request for Proposal and will be issued as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business set-aside. Firms must be registered with the Central Contractors Registry http://www.ccr.gov/ Veterans Business Registry http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ and Representations and Certifications https://orca.bpn.gov/ The solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Priced Contract. Estimated contract performance period is 120 calendar days. The project magnitude is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00 The entire solicitation, including the specifications, will be made available only on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) web Site http://www.eps.gov Request Contract Drawings by sending the request to VA Medical Center, C/O Mike White, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805. or [email protected] Ensure to include a return address. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review the EPS website frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Telephone and fax requests will not be honored.