36C25627R0012_solicitation_notice_replace perimeter security fence

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Network Contracting Office 16 seeks proposals on behalf of the Veterans' Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO) to replace perimeter security fencing and automate gates at its Fayetteville, Arkansas campus, with questions due December 2, 2026 and proposals due December 17, 2026. The procurement is a 100% service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside under Veterans' First (Public Law 109-461), and offerors must be registered in SAM and certified as SDVOSBs by the offer due date.

Work is performed at the VHSO Main Campus, 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703. The base scope replaces the existing perimeter fence, replaces one gate, and automates Gates 1 through 8 under a firm-fixed-price contract with a 365-calendar-day period of performance from Notice to Proceed. Alternate #1 adds Gate #8 replacement at Leroy Pond (365 days), and Alternate #2 adds motorization of Gates 1 through 8 (425 days). The construction magnitude falls between $5 million and $10 million, and the NAICS code is 236220 with a $45 million size standard. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for November 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM.

At least 15 percent of contract performance cost incurred for personnel must be spent on the offeror's employees or those of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Offers require a bid bond, and performance and payment bonds are required from the awardee. Proposals must remain valid for 120 days. Davis-Bacon wage determination AR20260035 applies. Required insurance includes $500,000 general liability per occurrence and automobile liability of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence. Workers must complete badging with TB testing and flu vaccination within 90 days before work begins, and the minimum certification is OSHA 10. Work follows NFPA 70E and VA security protocols and is limited to 0600 to 1700, Monday through Friday, excluding 11 federal holidays, unless the COR approves otherwise in writing. The contractor must provide one-year workmanship and parts-and-labor warranties.

Award is a tradeoff in which past performance is significantly more important than price. Volume I (past performance) is limited to 15 pages plus a cover page, and Volume II (price and award documents) has no page limit. Past performance must show recent, substantially complete (greater than 90 percent) successful construction work in occupied hospital environments on similar phased projects within the last seven years.