Q702--El Paso Health Care Center Design Support

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration

Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC)

June 17, 2024

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Design Support for the New El Paso Health Care Center.

100% SDVOSB SET ASIDE

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) intends to solicit quotes to provide non-personal Design Support for the New El Paso Health Care Center. This will be a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated Period of Performance of (9) nine months.

In Fiscal Year 2018, the United States Congress approved the construction of the New El Paso Health Care Center (HCC) for the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System (EPVAHCS). This project is a Major Construction project that will construct a new health care center on Ft. Bliss Garrison land. The project will be a joint effort between VA CFM, VHA, USACE and Ft. Bliss.

The El Paso VA Health Care System has been approved for this major construction project to create an expanded service opportunity for Veteran health care. El Paso VA Health Care Center proposed to build a new El Paso VA Healthcare Facility with approximately 492,996 new usable square feet (NUSF). The types of Services to be offered in the new facility will include but will not be limited to the following:

Prosthetics

Geriatrics and Extended Care Clinic

Audiology & Speech Pathology Service

Dental

Whole Health Clinic

Pharmacy

Primary Care

Radiology

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service

Women s Health

Special Exams

Surgical Services

Medical Specialties

Behavioral Health

Community Care Service

This contract supports the New El Paso Health Care Center by providing design services to include Interior Design, Furniture Fixtures and Equipment and Space Planning Support.

This requirement will be set-aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) using FAR Part 12, 13 and 37. To be eligible for an SDVOSB set aside under VA s Veterans First Contracting Program, SDVOSBs must:

be verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as SDVOSB (see https://www.veterans.certify.sba.gov/ for details)

and

meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541614.

The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on Contract Opportunities for download on or about 15 August 2024. Potential offerors are advised that there may be truncated response time on the solicitation that will follow this Pre-Solicitation notice. Anticipated closing date of the solicitation will be 5 September 2024. Solicitation initial posting date and the closing date are subject to change as necessary.

Any questions for this Pre-solicitation notice should be sent via e-mail to both Michele.Laser@va.gov and Heidi.Gallaher@va.gov. No telephone requests/questions will be accepted.

This Pre-Solicitation notice does not constitute a request for proposals.

P.O.C: Michele.Laser@va.gov, Contract Specialist

Heidi.Gallaher@va.gov , Contracting Officer