Correct FCA D & F Deficiencies Boiler Plant.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, through the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, is soliciting proposals to correct Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) D and F deficiencies at the Lyons New Jersey VA Medical Center boiler plant. The work encompasses comprehensive alterations and construction including electrical work (relocating exit lights, replacing transformers, installing seismic bracing), plumbing work (replacing waste piping, water service, sump pumps), mechanical work (replacing steam header valves, fuel oil systems, gas trains, boilers, and air compressors), and structural work (installing grating and repairing steel columns). Key contract requirements include asbestos abatement using the glovebag method on pipe insulation, lead-based paint removal and testing per specification 028333.13, mandatory use of AISC-certified steel fabricators and erectors, hot-dipped galvanization of all new structural steel, and compliance with the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform for all project submissions. Evaluation will be based on Technical Capability (most important), Past Performance on Similar Projects (equally important), Schedule (less important than technical and past performance but more important than price), and Price (least important). The proposal deadline is April 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, with five amendments issued as of April 14, 2026, providing site visit information, updated drawings, and responses to eleven pre-bid Requests for Information.

This solicitation is designated as a set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with a subcontracting limitation requiring that no more than 15% of government payments can be paid to non-certified SDVOSB/VOSB firms for this general construction contract category. The contract is competitively awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis valued between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Work is scheduled for completion within 610 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with construction occurring during normal business hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time. The place of performance is the VA Healthcare System, Lyons Campus, located at 151 Knollcroft Rd, Lyons, NJ 07939. Mandatory site visits were conducted on February 4, 2026, and April 1, 2026, with attendees from multiple contractor firms including AEONRG LLC, J&J Mechanical, AVCC Consulting LLC, American Piping Construction Corp, and Veterans Elite, among others.