RECOVERY 63--Upgrade/Replace Fire Alarm System NAVAHCS -Prescott, AZ

RECOVERY PROJECT - Construction Project 649-09-104, Upgrade FireAlarm System, Bob Stump VA Medical Center. The Phoenix VA HealthcareSystem (PVAHCS), Phoenix Arizona, intends to issue a solicitationrequesting bids to provide all work shown on the drawings and includedin the specifications. Work includes, but is not limited to: providinga new automated voice fire alarm control panel with voice overridecapabilities within a new command center room located on the first floorBldg 107. Additionally, this project installs new fire alarm devicesthat shall be per wing/per floor zone circuited throughout the mainhospital. New devices shall include but not limited to new smokedetectors, heat detectors, pull stations, voice speakers, combinationhorns/strobes, strobes, tamper/flow switches (connected to existing firerisers), duct smoke detectors and test switches, elevator recall andcontrol modules. Fire Alarm Booster Panels shall be located one (1)each floor (multiple booster panels per floor shall be as required)located within each floor core storage room, basement mechanical room,and the penthouse. The existing system is a Honeywell Notifier firealarm system; the products used on Notifier panels are UL listed to beused with system. The SLC devices are specific to the panel'scommunication protocols. This protocol is proprietary and unique to thepanel. The existing system shall remain in operation until the new firealarm system has been installed, tested, and approved. This will beaccomplished per wing, per floor until eventually all existing deviceshave been removed from the existing system. At that time the existingfire alarm panel and voice override cabinet will be demolished. Inaddition, this project has been phased to include installs of new firealarm control panels in additional buildings on-station. Architecturalwork shall include installing a fire rated interior wall for the newcommand center room, include limited demolition and surface repairs ofceiling and walls throughout the buildings as needed after demolition ofexisting fire alarm device and new fire alarm device installations.Performance Period is 180 calendar days after receiving Notice toProceed. Complete drawings and specifications will be included in thesolicitation document that will be available on FedBizOpps on or aboutSeptember 10, 2009. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend a site visit onThursday, September 17, 2009 at 10:00 am at NAVAHCS, Building 15, 500Highway 89 N. All bidders/contractors are strongly urged to attend asthere will only be ONE Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit for this project.Due to anticipated response and limited space, please limit the numberof attendees in your group. Contractors shall contact Justin Hicks,Contract Specialist, to indicate their interest in attending the Pre-BidConference/Site Visit. Requests, in the form of an e-mail message [email protected], must be received by the Contracting Officer nolater than Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m local time. Solicitation responses will be due in the Contracting Office no laterthan Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm local time. Proposalsubmissions shall be in hardcopies. Telegraphic, email, and facsimileproposals ARE PROHIBITED. This project requires theproposers/contractors to secure bonding. All proposers shall be registered and verified in the www.ccr.gov andwww.vetbiz.gov and https://orca.bpn.gov/ in order to be eligible foraward. This procurement is 100 percent set aside for Service-Disabled,Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB). The NAICS code is 561621. Theassociated size standard for this procurement is $12.5 million dollarsin average gross annual receipts for the preceding three years. Project Magnitude: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Award is subject to availability of funding.