Alamo Navajo Health Center

Title

Alamo Navajo Health Center Design-Build Construction

Description

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for a two-phase design-build construction project for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Phase I solicitation, Request for Qualifications (RFQ), will be available on or around 8 September 2025, on www.SAM.gov, under this solicitation number: 75H70125R00017. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the solicitation will be available for download no earlier than 15 days following the posting of this synopsis and the response date of the solicitation is no earlier than 30 days from the date of the solicitation release date. The proposal due date will be noted on the solicitation at the time of issuance.

There is no additional information available until the issuance of the solicitation via the SAM.gov. Register as an interested party at this synopsis site on www.SAM.gov to receive notification of solicitation issuance.

The estimated price range for design and construction is between $80,000,000 and $120,000,000.

NAICS

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $45.0 million. The proposed contract listed here is being procured on an Unrestricted basis, Full and Open to both large and small businesses. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov.

Authority

IHS/OEHE/DES is issuing this synopsis in accordance with FAR 5.101 Pre-solicitation Notice.

Scope of Work

The project is currently completed up to the 10% Schematic Design stage. Under this contract, the design-build contractor shall complete the design, construction, and startup in accordance with the terms of the anticipated contract:

Design-build of the new 70,000 square foot Alamo Navajo Health Center (HC), located along New Mexico State Highway 169 (SR 169) in Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation, NM. The new facility will serve as a comprehensive outpatient wellness facility to service the Alamo Band of Navajo community and other eligible beneficiaries.  The facility cannot exceed 70,000-square-foot, and is envisioned as having a substantial two-story section.  It is part of the Albuquerque Area Service Unit located approximately 25 miles NNW of Magdalena, New Mexico.  The new facility will serve approximately 2,650 tribal residents and will be a complete replacement of the existing IHS clinic on the Alamo Navajo reservation.  To meet modern standards of care, services need to be expanded, from current, to include ambulatory care and community health services consisting of medical, dental, diagnostic imaging, physical therapy, pharmacy, public health nursing, nutrition, emergency medical services, community health representative (CHR) program, diabetes program, behavioral health, and the Tribal ‘Women, Infant, and Children Nutritional Program’ (WICNP) for the residents of the Alamo Navajo community. The new health center will replace and/or improve upon the services currently being provided.

The site consists of approximately 41 acres of land. The area required for the health center including parking lots, drives, utility areas, and stormwater management, is approximately 12 acres.  An additional three acres would be required for the geothermal well field.

The design-build contractor shall perform:

a. Design: All design (AE2) services, materials, supplies, equipment layouts and connections, local building permits, surveying, investigations and project supervision, and construction period services as further detailed in the RFP to include the construction of a new 70,000 SF health center. The design and final construction documents prepared under this contract shall comply with the 2022 IHS AE Design Guide; linked here: https://www.ihs.gov/sites/des/themes/responsive2017/display_objects/documents/projects/ArchitectEngineerDesignGuide.pdf   

b. Construction: All labor, materials, supervision, and administration for the construction phase of this contract, to include a fully functional and approved healthcare facility that meets the needs of the Indian Health Service. Per anticipated Phase II solicitation clause FAR 52.225-11, Buy American-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements, one or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

c. Commissioning Coordination and Support: All services, labor, materials, quality control, and testing to implement the Commissioning Plan with the Commissioning Agent representing IHS, provided by the A/E (AE1*) who completed the pre-design through Schematic Design solicitation package.

*AE1 is defined as the original A/E who completed the Schematic Design submittal package, and who will remain on the project through completion, providing Construction Contract Administration (CCA) services on behalf of the agency, Medical Equipment plans, and special inspections.

Period of Performance

The design-build contract is anticipated to commence in 2026.  The period of performance is 1020 days for completion of design (final construction documents) and completion of construction.

Location

Alamo Navajo Health Center is located along New Mexico State Highway 169 (SR 169) in Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation, NM. All questions or inquiries regarding this project shall be directed to the Contract Specialist, Erik Lundstrom at erik.lundstrom@ihs.gov.

Competitive Acquisition

This will be a competitive acquisition utilizing Two Phase Design Build Procedures (see FAR 36.101-1) and is Unrestricted basis, Full and Open to both large and small businesses. In Phase I of the II phase design-build source selection procedure, interested firms or joint venture entities (referred to as "offerors") submit certain specified performance capability proposals, demonstrating their capability to successfully execute the design-build construction contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will evaluate the performance capability proposals in accordance with the criteria described and will short-list no more than five (5) of the Phase I offerors to compete for the design-build contract in Phase II. Source Selection procedures will be used with the intent to award a firm-fixed price construction contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), is the most advantageous and offers the best value to the Government.

Contract Type

The Indian Health Service intends to award a Frim Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract in support of this requirement.

Issuance of the solicitation will be in electronic format only. No disks or hard copy will be available. Follow the registration procedures at www.sam.gov to receive notification of solicitation/amendment posting.