C1DA--Relocate Behavioral Health Phase 2 PN: 589A4-26-103

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking architectural and engineering services for Phase 2 of a Behavioral Health Clinic renovation at Harry S Truman Veterans' Memorial Hospital in Columbia, MO. The project involves designing approximately 15,000 square feet of vacated space to create a modern outpatient behavioral health clinic, including group rooms, administrative offices, clinical spaces, public restrooms, and staff areas. Key contract requirements include providing comprehensive design services across multiple disciplines such as architectural, medical planning, structural, mechanical, fire protection, life safety, plumbing, interior design, communications, electrical engineering, and cost estimation. The evaluation will focus on professional qualifications, specialized experience, capacity, past performance, geographic location (within 450 miles preferred), claims history, and professional reputation. Responses are due February 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time, with an anticipated award by June 2025.

The contract is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 541310 with a size standard of $12.5 million. The construction budget is estimated between $5-10 million, with design services to be completed within 310 calendar days. Contractors will be required to provide construction period services in addition to the initial design work. The solicitation number is 36C25525R0039, and the project will be awarded using Brooks Act qualifications, which emphasize technical competence over price. Prospective firms should be prepared to demonstrate extensive experience in healthcare facility design, particularly in behavioral health clinic renovations, and have a proven track record of successfully completing similar federal government projects.