N091--PROJECT # 528-18-110 Fuel Oil Tank Replacement BUFFALO VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 seeks construction services to remove three existing 40,000-gallon fuel oil tanks and one 7,500-gallon spill connection tank at Buffalo VAMC and replace them with appropriately sized modern tanks and updated monitoring and control systems, with proposals due September 3 and bid deadline extended to September 4. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Snyder, New York 14215. The project requires contractor to provide all supervision, labor, services, tools, equipment, and materials for tank removal, installation of replacement systems, and regulatory compliance improvements including maintainability enhancements and backup fuel supply requirements. The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; PSC is Y1DA, Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries.

Base contract duration is 420 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with physical onsite construction anticipated to begin in Spring 2027 and award anticipated October 1, 2026. The contractor must maintain a 16,000-gallon temporary fuel oil supply throughout performance and manage removal of approximately 200 cubic yards of petroleum-impacted soil. Current fuel inventory across three tanks totals approximately 46,012 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil, consumed at approximately 75 gallons monthly. Boiler shutdown is limited to two boilers for longer than 24 hours during cooling season (May through late September) and one boiler for periods exceeding 12 hours during heating season (September through May). The contractor must employ separate full-time Site Safety and Health Officer and Quality Control Manager positions distinct from the project superintendent and must develop a Critical Path Method schedule within 45 days of Notice to Proceed with monthly cost-loaded updates. New tanks must include approximately 100 building automation control points. Loading dock access must remain unobstructed Monday through Friday 6:30 AM to 4:00 PM; shutdowns require minimum four-week advance notice. Prevailing wage applies per NY wage determination NY20260050, effective May 18, 2026. Buy American Certificate and SDVOSB subcontracting limitations at 85 percent for general construction apply.