VA Western New York Health Care System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215

C -- CONSTRUCT PRIMARY CARE CLINIC (1C). SOL 528-03-97 DUE 110796 POC Cherie Widger-Kresge, Contract Specialist, 716-862-3656. Provide Architect/Engineer services to CONSTRUCT PRIMARY CARE CLINIC on Ward 1C at the VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY. Work includes, but is not limited to: production of construction documents, construction period services, site visits, asbestos abatement plans/air monitoring, in accordance with the Scope of Work. The first floor of ''C'' wing is to be reconfigured for space, extension of utilities, and conform to applicable codes/regulations/NFPA/JCAHO, etc. NOTE: THIS ACQUISITION IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LIMITED TO FIRMS LOCATED WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS OF THE VAWNYHS-BUFFALO, NY. This acquisition is set-aside for emerging small business under SIC 8712-Architectural Services. An emerging small business is defined as a business whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size stand applied to the SIC code assigned. The numerical size standard for SIC 8712 is $2.5 million. A firm-fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded. Award is subject to the availability of funds. All interested parties are invited to submit qualifications to the Contracting Officer in the form of SFs 254/255. Please ensure that all required information is submitted and accurate. Firms should include all relevant information regarding past projects designed which are similar in type to this project. All responses are to be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 4:30p.m. on 11/07/96. This is NOT a request for proposal. The estimated construction cost for this is project is between $250,000 and $500,000. (0291)

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