Y1DA--561A4-23-101 Replace Hot Water Heaters

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 seeks a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to replace domestic hot water heaters, recirculation pumps, and associated piping in Buildings 3, 7, 54, and 143 at the Lyons VA Medical Center in Lyons, New Jersey, with bids due September 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. This is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside with a firm-fixed-price contract structure.

Place of performance is the Lyons VA Medical Center, 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, New Jersey. The scope involves removal and replacement of existing steam-fired semi-instantaneous water heaters and associated systems, with the contractor required to maintain continuous 24/7 hot water service by replacing units sequentially with only one out of service at any time. The base performance period is 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, though construction is estimated at 120 calendar days. Work includes startup, testing, balancing, commissioning, staff training, operations and maintenance manuals, test reports, and as-built drawings.

Offerors must be registered in SAM with a valid Unique Entity Identifier and certified SDVOSB through the Small Business Administration's Dynamic Small Business Search. The NAICS code is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a small business size standard of $19 million. Responsive bids must include a bid bond, acknowledgment of all amendments (including Amendment 0002 issued August 31), FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate, VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate (special trade construction contractors with 75% subcontracting limitation), and proof of VETS 4212 compliance. Bids must provide a minimum 120-calendar-day acceptance period after the bid due date. Three alternates are offered: retaining existing recirculation pumps, retaining the Building 7 water heater installed in 2017, or excluding Building Management System provisions. Sealed electronic bids must be submitted to Scott Nussbaum at Scott.Nussbaum@va.gov. A mandatory pre-bid site visit is scheduled for August 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM at Building 10, Room 215. Questions were due August 19, 2026. A bid opening webex is scheduled for September 9 at 10:00 AM EDT (Meeting 2824 706 9873; phone: 1-833-558-0712). Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per New Jersey wage determination NJ20260042.