Y1DA--636-502 Construct Sterile Processing Service VISN 23

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is seeking contractors to construct a new Sterile Processing Service (SPS) addition at the Omaha VA Medical Center in Nebraska. This comprehensive construction project involves building an approximately 11,000-15,000 square foot addition on top of an existing one-story structure, creating a two-story facility that includes decontamination rooms, sterilization areas, cart wash facilities, prep assembly spaces, offices, and support areas. The project encompasses general construction, alterations, site utilities, and comprehensive building systems work including architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and telecommunications improvements. Evaluation will use a Past Performance-Price tradeoff methodology, with Past Performance being significantly more important than price, and proposals must be submitted in three volumes: Past Performance, Price, and Administrative. The proposal submission deadline is 5:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2025, and the solicitation has been amended five times with technical questions and answers, site visit documentation, communications specifications updates, and wage determination revisions.

This procurement is designated as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with offerors required to be certified in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification database. The total project value is estimated between $10 million and $20 million, with current funding of approximately $15 million, and requires a bid guarantee of 20% of the proposal price not to exceed $3 million along with performance and payment bonds. The contract performance period is 545 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, and the work will be performed at 4101 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska 68105. A site visit was conducted on July 7, 2025, with 19 attendees from various construction companies, electrical contractors, and related firms signing in to review the project requirements. The project involves working in proximity to sensitive medical equipment areas including MRI and nuclear medicine facilities, with specific restrictions on overhead lifts during business hours and requirements to avoid vibrations that could disrupt medical imaging equipment.