Wichita VA Medical Center Campus Wayfinding Signage

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price contract for construction and installation of campus wayfinding signage at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, with a response deadline of July 31, 2026. The opportunity is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

Place of performance is the medical center at 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue, Wichita, Kansas 67218, with work spanning 34 buildings covering approximately 477,000 square feet. The contract period of performance is 240 calendar days after award.

Contractor qualifications include a minimum of five years' experience in wayfinding design for substantial healthcare facilities, a minimum of three similar completed projects within the past five years, ADA/Braille fabrication certification, and OSHA-30 certification for jobsite supervisors. The contractor must be an environmental graphics design-build firm. All work must comply with ABA, NFPA, VA Technical Information Library standards, and the VA Wichita Signage Standard. Standard interior signage utilizes component-based systems with Type II Class I extruded clear anodized aluminum frames containing minimum 75% recycled content and manufactured in the USA; specialized behavioral health signage uses fire-retardant thermoplastic sheets. A mandatory site visit is required to determine signage quantities.

The estimated contract value is between $1 million and $1.5 million. Key deliverables include design reports, floor plans with proposed sign locations, mock-up submittals, and final sign message schedules. A one-year minimum warranty period begins upon Government acceptance, during which the contractor bears all costs for repairs and replacements of defective components at no additional cost to the Government. The contracting office is VA Network Contracting Office 15, Leavenworth, Kansas; point of contact is Contracting Officer Stephen Parrott at Stephen.Parrott@va.gov.