Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

INTRODUCTION The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a sin... INTRODUCTION The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single firm-fixed-price contract for the design-bid-build EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction project 518-22-700 at the Bedford VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 200 Springs Rd Bedford, MA 01730. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Contractor shall completely prepare project site for operations, including demolition and removal of existing site elements, and furnish labor and materials and perform construction work for Project 518-22-700, EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Bedford VAMC as required by drawings and specifications. This project will include but not limited to the following infrastructure improvements: General construction, alterations, and necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items. Contract documents, drawings, and specifications, indicate the scope of work. The purpose of this project is to address deficiencies and upgrade communications cabling Telecommunications Rooms (TR) and Main Computer Room (MCR) located within multiple buildings on campus and site infrastructure. Project scope also includes the phased replacement existing with a new Main Computer Room building. Temporary fiber shall be provided between existing MCR and New MCR and existing demarcation rooms and new. This project provides the new construction, renovation, and infrastructure required to provide new telecommunications infrastructure, including (but limited to): new Fiber Optic Cable and new CAT 6a telecommunications cable to all locations, Work Area Outlets (WAO), racks, UPS, power supplies and associated electrical distribution equipment, new HVAC, new CCTV, new Fire Protection and Fire Alarm, new Advanced Utility Monitoring System and new PACS and doors for all buildings in this project. ADMINISTRATIVE The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR part 15 and will be evaluated in accordance with the tradeoff procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued in mid-December 2025. The period of performance is approximately 730 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Dawn.Schydzik@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.