Replace Operating Room 5 Flooring

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting quotes to replace Operating Room 5 flooring at the Des Moines VA Medical Center under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with quotes due November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Network Contracting Office 23 issues the RFQ, with Angela Frost as Contracting Officer and Tony Galindo as COR. The structured place of performance is Beaverdale, Iowa 50310, and the SOW identifies the work site as 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. Prospective vendors must contact only the Contracting Officer before award.

The firm-fixed-price scope covers removal of existing flooring, integral base, and subflooring down to the structural deck, an asbestos survey, and installation of heat-welded sheet vinyl with integral cove base per PG 18-1 Specification 09 65 16 across approximately 600 square feet. Per the Q&A, asbestos abatement, if found, will be handled by contract modification rather than the base price. Performance is 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, followed by a one-year warranty from Final Acceptance. NAICS is 238330, Flooring Contractors, with a $19.0 million small business size standard.

Requirements include anteroom containment, negative air pressure of -0.02 inches water column minimum, HEPA dust control, third-party air quality monitoring, and a hot work permit requested at least five calendar days in advance. All contractor and subcontractor personnel require VA Personal Identity Verification cards and TB screening within 90 days. OSHA 10-hour certifications are required, and designated competent personnel must hold OSHA 30-hour certifications. The superintendent may serve as Site Safety and Health Officer. Work is limited to Monday through Friday 1400–2100 hours and Saturday and Sunday 0800–1900 hours, with no federal holiday work. New flooring must be domestic construction material; foreign-manufactured products will not be considered regardless of equivalency.

Davis-Bacon wage determination IA20260071 lacks a resilient floor layer classification, so the awardee must submit SF-1444 to the Department of Labor after award. For quotes over $35,000, the awardee must provide a payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit equal to 100 percent of the contract price within 10 days of award. Under VAAR 852.219-75, special trade construction limits payments to non-certified SDVOSB/VOSB firms to 75 percent of Government payments, excluding material costs, and the offeror must certify compliance with the quote. Award goes to the responsible, eligible quoter with the lowest-priced acceptable quotation, contingent on fair and reasonable pricing. No award value is stated.

The October 20 site visit has occurred, and the question period closed October 23. Sign-in attendees included Bretholz Construction, Artist Floor Coverings, ATTSIC Flooring, and ANG Professional Services. Amendment 0001 (October 27) added the site visit agenda, attendee list, Q&A, and a revised SOW. Amendments 0002 and 0003 (November 2) remove construction-related FAR clauses, including 52.252-5, and leave the quote deadline unchanged. Offerors must acknowledge all amendments before the deadline.