Ammendment 001 | Y1DZ | 36C25626R0044 | 564-26-103 | replace campus steam and condensate lines | design-build | fayetteville, ARK.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VISN 16) is procuring design-build services to replace campus steam and condensate lines at the VA Healthcare System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas under solicitation 36C25626R0044. This is a two-phase design-build project with Amendment 0001 issued on April 23, 2026, providing responses to 59 Requests for Information and reference documents including a geotechnical report and asbestos inspection survey. Phase I requires offerors to submit proposals not exceeding 30 pages addressing technical approach, key personnel qualifications, and past performance, with submissions due by May 1, 2026. The Government will evaluate proposals based on offerors' understanding of subsurface uncertainties and the adequacy of proposed excavation and shoring methods, with additional consideration given to Third-Party Commissioning Agent qualifications. Phase II will require performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract value, with Irrevocable Letters of Credit acceptable as alternatives under FAR 28.204-3.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and PSC Y1DZ (Construction of Other Hospital Buildings). No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The project references existing site conditions documented in a July 2021 asbestos inspection report indicating the facility contains friable and non-friable asbestos-containing materials throughout 14 buildings and steam tunnels, with approximately 9,769 square feet of floor tile mastic in Building 1 and 1,748 square feet in Connecting Corridor 13 requiring consideration during construction. The place of performance is the VA Healthcare System of the Ozarks located at Fayetteville, AR 72703, with the facility originally constructed between 1932 and 1936. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the amendment or solicitation notice.