Replace Operating Room 5 Flooring

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, seeks replacement of flooring and subflooring in Operating Room 5 at the Des Moines VA Medical Center, with quotations due November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM CT. This is an SDVOSB set-aside; the VA expects two or more SDVOSB offerors.

Place of performance is Beaverdale, Iowa 50310. The work includes removal of existing flooring, integral base, and subflooring down to the structural deck; asbestos abatement; and installation of sheet vinyl flooring with integral cove base per PG 18-1 Specification 09 65 16 within Operating Room 4211, Building 1W. Total flooring area across five zones is 727 square feet. Performance period is 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Work hours are limited to Monday–Friday 1400–2100 hours and Saturday–Sunday 0800–1900 hours; no federal holiday work is permitted. The contractor must construct a temporary anteroom, maintain negative pressure of −0.02 inches water column within containment, and conduct third-party air quality monitoring. All contractor and subcontractor personnel must obtain VA Personal Identity Verification cards prior to site work and must wear professional appearance, visible identification badges, and hospital-grade scrubs in patient-care areas. The NAICS code is 238330, Flooring Contractors, with a $19.0 million small business size standard.

Prevailing wage rates apply per Davis-Bacon determination IA20260071; rates range from $16.11 to $56.30 base hourly plus fringe benefits. As Special Trade Construction, subcontracting to non-SDVOSB/VOSB firms is limited to 75% of government payments, excluding materials. The contractor must provide a one-year warranty and submit preconstruction deliverables including an Accident Prevention Plan, Activity Hazard Analyses, site-specific Safety Plan, OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 certifications, and Safety Data Sheets. A formal site visit is scheduled for October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM CT. Technical questions are due October 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM CT to angela.frost2@va.gov. The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price; quotations exceeding $35,000 require a payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit equal to 100 percent of contract price within 10 days of award. Award goes to the responsible, eligible quoter submitting the lowest-priced acceptable quotation.