644-26-001 Plumbing Infrastructure Repairs Ext Site D-B Phoenix, AZ

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin seeks design-build plumbing infrastructure repairs at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, with proposals due May 28, 2026 and technical questions due May 6, 2026. The solicitation (36C77626R0079) is a 100 percent Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is Phoenix, Arizona. The project involves replacing the entire exterior facility water piping around the main L-shaped facility buildings due to failures and deterioration. Scope includes installing approximately 2,000 linear feet of 12-inch pipe, 2,000 linear feet of 10-inch pipe, 2,500 linear feet of 8-inch pipe, 2,500 linear feet of 6-inch pipe, and 4,000 linear feet of 4-inch pipe; installing water shut-off valves, water hammer arresters, valve boxes, backflow preventers; and upgrading the main hospital booster pump system with three pump units utilizing two city water line tie-ins. Arizona-licensed plumbing and mechanical contractors are required.

The contractor must provide all site investigations, design specifications, drawings, construction documents, materials, labor, equipment, supervision, testing, and construction within 455 calendar days of Notice to Proceed (150 days for design, 305 days for construction). Fifty percent of work shall occur during normal construction hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday) and 50 percent after normal working hours or weekends to minimize hospital disruption while maintaining functioning water service. A full-time dedicated safety professional on-site is required, and all employees must complete 10-hour OSHA construction safety training; the contractor supervisor requires OSHA 30-hour construction safety certification.

Award value is between $2 million and $5 million on a firm-fixed-price basis. The SBA size standard is $45 million. A bid guarantee (20 percent of proposal price, not to exceed $3 million) and payment and performance bonds are required. The NAICS code is 237110. The prime contractor may subcontract no more than 85 percent of the government-paid amount to non-certified SDVOSB or VOSB firms; material costs are excluded from this calculation. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates for Maricopa County. Amendment 0001, effective May 6, updated technical question responses and Service Wage Rate Determination Revision 30 (effective March 30, 2026); receipt of the amendment must be acknowledged by proposal submission.