J047--Medical Gas Deficiency 610A4-26-507 (VA-26-00058207)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 solicited sealed quotes for construction services to correct medical gas system deficiencies at VA Northern Indiana Health Care System in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a response deadline that has been cancelled as of June 11, 2026.

The solicitation was issued April 20, 2026, as a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), restricted to VA-certified firms listed in the SBA's Small Business search database at time of offer submission. Place of performance is the third floor of Building 1 at 2121 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805. The scope encompasses furnishing and installing new area alarm panels, relocating zone valve boxes to compliant locations, installing nitrogen zone valves, adding waste anesthetic gas disposal inlets, and performing comprehensive testing and verification in compliance with NFPA 99 and ASSE 6000 standards. Work completion is required within 120 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

The estimated construction magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. A quote bond of at least 20 percent but not exceeding $3,000,000 is required. Performance and payment bonds are required if the contract exceeds $150,000. The NAICS code is 238220 (Special Trade Contractors) with a $19 million size standard. Contractors must comply with limitations on subcontracting, restricting subcontract payments to no more than 75 percent of government payment to non-certified SDVOSB/VOSB firms, with material costs excluded. Prevailing wage requirements apply per Department of Labor General Decision Number IN20260002. Contractors must demonstrate a clean safety and environmental record (no more than three serious or one repeat/willful OSHA violation in three years) and provide current Experience Modification Rate information. E-Verify enrollment is required within 30 days of award. FAR clause 52.222-90 (Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, April 2026) applies. Solicitation 36C25026Q0452 was cancelled effective June 11, 2026.