Construct EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - University Drive - Pittsburgh, PA

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is procuring construction services to upgrade infrastructure at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's University Drive campus in support of the Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) system implementation. The scope encompasses modifications to seven buildings (Buildings 1, 5, 8, 29, 30, 33, and site) involving approximately 3,030 square feet of existing space and 11,600 square feet of new tower additions, requiring work across general construction, structural, mechanical and HVAC, plumbing and fire protection, electrical, information technology, and civil trades. Contractors must demonstrate experience as prime contractors on projects valued over $45 million in occupied medical facilities, with capability to execute phased construction with limited staging and laydown while maintaining uninterrupted service, perform off-hours work, and install mechanical, electrical, data, and civil infrastructure including fiber optic cables. The government is currently conducting market research through this sources sought notice with responses due by March 25, 2026, and will use contractor feedback to determine procurement strategy and socio-economic set-aside eligibility; formal solicitation is anticipated for May 2026. Contractors interested in this opportunity should submit capabilities statements of no more than nine single-sided pages addressing company information, business size, bonding capacity, past performance on comparable projects, self-performed work, and Project Labor Agreement questionnaire completion to Benjamin Niznik at Benjamin.Niznik@VA.GOV.

No socio-economic set-asides have been designated at this time, though the government will make a final determination following market research. The anticipated contract value ranges between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000 under NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with no current incumbent identified. The project will be solicited as a competitive, firm-fixed-price design-bid-build contract with an estimated performance period of 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, requiring completion of all construction work including equipment installation, testing and balancing, and commissioning within this timeframe. All construction work must comply with AWEN Solutions' EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Drawings and Specifications dated June 13, 2025, as well as VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (ISTS) V4.0 and VA Physical Security Design and Resiliency Manual (PDRSM) requirements. Given the occupied facility status with ongoing staff and patient presence, phasing is required to minimize operational disruption throughout the construction period.