Electronic Health Record Modernization Infrastructure Upgrades - Construction - Togus, ME

The Department of Veterans Affairs cancelled solicitation 36C77626R0062 for Electronic Health Record Modernization Infrastructure Upgrades construction at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine on September 14, 2026; the agency will issue a new solicitation at an undetermined future date.

The original solicitation, posted June 17, 2026, with proposals due July 27, 2026, was an unrestricted procurement under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with an estimated magnitude between $50 million and $100 million. Amendment 0002, issued July 20, 2026, clarified that the procurement was unrestricted and not set-aside, superseding earlier documentation describing it as a 100% SDVOSB set-aside. The contract was structured as Firm Fixed Price with 730 calendar days for performance following Notice to Proceed, and included liquidated damages of $1,425 per calendar day for delay beyond the contract completion date (per FAR 52.211-12 and 52.211-13, added in Amendment 0001).

Place of performance spans the Togus VA Medical Center campus in Augusta, Maine, encompassing construction of a new 1,194-square-foot Main Computer Room (MCR), renovation of 21 telecommunications rooms across 22 buildings, campus-wide fiber optic backbone upgrades with redundant A and B routes, Category 6A copper cabling, electrical panel upgrades with new 300-kilowatt diesel generator, HVAC systems with dedicated computer room air conditioning units, fire suppression with clean-agent systems in the data center, and hazardous materials abatement (asbestos and lead remediation). Work involved demolition, site utilities, mechanical and plumbing modifications, physical security upgrades, and infection control risk assessment compliance across occupied healthcare facility spaces.

The contractor was required to hold an OSHA 30-hour certified Superintendent and dedicated QA/QC manager; provide daily work reports with photographs; maintain site safety with third-party commissioning; conduct work within specified hours per Infection Control Risk Assessment classifications with thirty-day notice for utility interruptions; and furnish one-year warranty on all work. Rock removal using drilling, hydraulic wedges, or expansive cement was mandatory; blasting was prohibited. Firestopping work required FM Global approval or UL qualification. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates applied under Kennebec County, Maine wage determination (effective May 18, 2026) with rates ranging from $19.42/hour (Carpenter) to $48.22/hour (Elevator Mechanic) plus fringe benefits. Bid bonds of not less than 20 percent of proposal price (not exceeding $3 million) were required; performance and payment bonds were due within 10 calendar days of award.

Evaluation weighed Past Performance (requiring minimum three completed projects exceeding $60 million within five years) and Socioeconomic Participation. Volume I technical proposals were limited to fifty pages. Cost breakdowns required itemization by division rather than lump-sum amounts; the contract incorporated 10 percent allowances for new work area outlets and 10 percent allowances for wireless access points and security cameras. The government anticipated Notice to Proceed within 90 calendar days of award. Technical questions were due July 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET; responses were posted as amendments on sam.gov only.

Contract Specialist Zachary E. Penhollow and Contracting Officer Joelle Mascarenas administered the solicitation from the VA's Program Contracting Activity Central in Independence, Ohio.