Y1DA--580-26-103 Upgrade Cooling Tower B104

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C25626R0066
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is procuring rehabilitation of cooling towers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas under a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with sealed proposals due May 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. This is a Firm-Fixed Price RFP (solicitation 36C25626R0066) posted April 29, 2026, with a 75-day proposal acceptance period.

Work includes supervision, materials, and labor for rehabilitation of eight cooling towers: six 1,150-ton counter-flow induced draft units and two 1,250-ton units at Building 104 (project 580-26-103). Scope encompasses replacement of fill material, drift eliminators, air inlet louvers, water distribution nozzles, fan assemblies, drive shafts, gear boxes, motors, vibration cutoff switches, water level controls, condenser water pumps with variable speed drives, pipe support columns, electrical panels, basin coating and sealing, and integration of temperature sensors and flow meters into the building automation system. The contractor must perform work weekdays only (7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) with one cooling tower offline at a time and three-week maximum rehabilitation per unit. Performance period is 290 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with work commencing within 10 calendar days of NTP and completion required within 300 calendar days.

Place of performance: Houston, Texas (postal code 77056-5643). Estimated contract magnitude: $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. NAICS 238220 applies; small business size standard is $19 million average annual receipts over three years. At least 25 percent of personnel costs must be incurred on the concern's employees or other eligible SDVOSB employees. Bid bond required at 20 percent of bid price or $3,000,000 maximum; performance and payment bonds required from awardee. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply per General Decision TX20260253 (Harris County, Texas). Offerors must be SBA VetCert-certified SDVOSBs registered in SAM at time of offer submission. Award based on best value considering past performance (significantly more important) and price; emphasis on recent, substantially complete (greater than 90 percent) successful hospital campus infrastructure construction within five years as prime contractor. Amendment 1 posted May 15, 2026.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

Amendment #1 posted 5/15/26.

Solicitation posted 4/29/26.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Upgrade Cooling Towers B104 for project number 580-26-103, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications. This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published. A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall provide services to include supervision, materials and labor for the rehabilitation of six 1,150 ton counter-flow induced draft cooling tower and two 1,250 ton. Rehabilitation shall include the replacement of fill material, the replacement of drift eliminators, the replacement of air inlet louvers and water distribution nozzles. The period of performance will be 290 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about April 29, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE. A 75-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.

Update #2 ·

Solicitation posted 4/29/26.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Upgrade Cooling Towers B104 for project number 580-26-103, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications. This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published. A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall provide services to include supervision, materials and labor for the rehabilitation of six 1,150 ton counter-flow induced draft cooling tower and two 1,250 ton. Rehabilitation shall include the replacement of fill material, the replacement of drift eliminators, the replacement of air inlet louvers and water distribution nozzles. The period of performance will be 290 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about April 29, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE. A 75-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.

Update #1 ·

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Upgrade Cooling Towers B104 for project number 580-26-103, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications. This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published.

A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall provide services to include supervision, materials and labor for the rehabilitation of six 1,150 ton counter-flow induced draft cooling tower and two 1,250 ton. Rehabilitation shall include the replacement of fill material, the replacement of drift eliminators, the replacement of air inlet louvers and water distribution nozzles. The period of performance will be 290 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about April 29, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE.

A 60-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.

Files

File Type Posted
36C25626R0066 0001.docx DOCX document
580-26-103 Site Visit Sign In Sheet.pdf PDF
580-26-103 Statement of Work Upgrade Cooling Tower.doc DOC document
580-26-103 Statement of Work.docx DOCX document
36C25626R0066_1.docx DOCX document
SF24 Bid Bond.pdf PDF
DOL Wage Determinations TX20260253 dated 1-2-26.pdf PDF
580-26-103 Project Drawings.pdf PDF
580-26-103 Project Specifications.pdf PDF
36C25626R0066.docx DOCX document

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