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This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for a design-build construction project at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Manhattan Campus VA Medical Center located at 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209 will post a solicitation on or about April 17, 2026 (Solicitation Number 36C24226R0060) for MRI AHU Modification services. The project involves providing design-build services for installation of a dedicated cooling source to a recently installed air handling unit (AHU) serving the MRI suite in the basement of OPC Building 15. Specific work includes furnishing and installing a new air-cooled 30-ton capacity electric chiller system with integral skid-mounted compressor, evaporator heat exchangers, power panel, control panel, chilled water buffer tank, and remote air-cooled refrigerant condenser. The contractor must also furnish on-site investigations, engineering, construction drawings, submittals, labor, materials, tools, supervision, equipment, and safety measures necessary for construction and functional performance testing of the supplemental air-cooled chilled water system and hallway chilled water fan coil system.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBC) under NAICS Code 236220 with a small business standard of $45 Million. The magnitude of construction ranges between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000 with a performance period of 270 calendar days. A 20% Bid Bond must be submitted with bids. Solicitation materials including Information for Bid Details, Specifications, Drawings, and Contract Forms will be available in electronic format only on beta.sam.gov. The Point of Contact is Kim Gomez, Contract Specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, who can be reached at kimberly.gomez@va.gov. Information regarding the scheduled site visit will be provided in the formal solicitation document.