Y1DA--637-22-700 | EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades | Ashville, NC |

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single firm-fixed-price contract for the design-bid-build EHRM construction project #637-22-700, EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at the Charles George VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805-2087.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, materials, labor, supervision, and management to complete the construction of infrastructure upgrades to the campus. Construction practices shall comply with all VA solicitation drawings and specifications, VA regulations, procedures, and conditions for work at the medical center and any applicable codes as per requirements of all governing agencies.

Work includes, but is not limited to, electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power (normal, emergency)), Bonding, UPS, Building Management System interfaces, asses for new and upgrades to existing HVAC, reconfiguration, expansion and renovation of existing space (demo, new construction, finishes, cable), Renovation Datacenter work (HVAC, UPS, Power distribution, cable management, expansion of space, fire suppression, finishes), communication infrastructure (new Data outlets, patch panels, upgrade to Cat 6A cable) in buildings as necessary, physical security upgrades, assess and upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within buildings and between buildings, provide diversified path for wide area network connection, hazardous material abatement. Project buildings include: Buildings 47, 62, 14, 15, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 73, 70, 11, 12 and site.

Contractor shall complete the intent of project 637-22-700 in strict accordance with the drawings and specifications. All work not specifically identified by the drawings and/or specifications but necessary for a complete system shall be included as if specifically identified in the Contract Documents.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR part 15 and will be evaluated in accordance with the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued 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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued in mid-May 2026. The period of performance is approximately 730 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Andrew.Mathews2@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.