Y1BG--EHRM Construction Infrastructure Upgrades - 679-20-104 -Tuscaloosa VAMC

INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction project at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 3701 Loop Road, East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall supply all materials, supervision, and labor to complete Project 679-20-104 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Tuscaloosa, AL per contract drawings and specifications. Work includes the demolition, installation, and new upgrades of the following infrastructure: Electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power (normal and emergency)), Bonding, UPS, Overhead power distribution in new Data Center, Building Management System interfaces, HVAC, expansion, and renovation of existing space, communication (Data outlets, patch panels, upgrade to Cat 6A cable), physical security upgrades, fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within and between buildings, install diversified path to new Data Center for WAN, hazardous material abatement, demolition of Greenhouse Building 101, and construction of new stand-alone Data Center Building 151. Greenhouse Building 101: Work includes the demolition of existing Greenhouse Building 101, all existing utilities, site features, and septic system connected to the building. New Data Center Building 151: Work includes but not limited to civil site work, mechanical enclosures, walls, new sidewalks, site grading, drainage system, utility connections, landscaping, signage, and new gravity sewer pipe with manholes. New physical security features such as reinforced concrete ram-proof wall, fix-in-place bollards, and removable bollards. New Fiber duct bank network: Work includes but not limited to demolition and replacement of various site hardscapes such as asphalt roads, parking lots, concrete sidewalks, landscaping, signage, lighting, etc. Building locations include: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 61, 63, 101, 135, 137, 138, 143, 145, 146, 147, 149, 151, and site. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Fee Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36 and will be evaluated in accordance with the Tradeoffs procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued around mid-February 2025. The period of performance is approximately 730 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $20,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Contract Specialist Sadaya.Brittian@va.gov and Contracting Officer William.Henkel@va.gov . Telephone calls will not be accepted. -END-