Y1DA - Provide Utility Services Across Kirman Avenue

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is seeking contractors to provide new utility services at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Ioannis A. Lougaris Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. The project involves constructing a comprehensive utility infrastructure system across Kirman Avenue, including installing high-pressure steam pipes, pressure condensate pipes, chilled water supply and return pipes, and a non-accessible utility tunnel connecting the existing Central Utility Plant to Building 12. Contractors must provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and supervision required for this complex infrastructure project, which includes removing existing underground storage tanks, creating precast concrete access vaults, and coordinating with local utility providers for underground utility crossings. The solicitation requires proposals to be submitted by July 31, 2025, at 12:00 PM PDT via email, with a site visit having been conducted on July 7, 2025. Evaluation criteria focus on technical performance, past performance with similar projects, key personnel qualifications, and cost, with contractors required to demonstrate experience with utility construction and maintain an Experience Modification Rate of 1.0 or less.

This opportunity is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside with a project magnitude between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, falling under NAICS code 236220 with a small business size standard of $45 million. The contract will be firm-fixed-price with a 580-calendar day performance period, requiring performance and payment bonds from the selected contractor. The project includes environmental remediation components due to the discovery of an abandoned underground storage tank with petroleum contamination that must be addressed during construction. Work will be performed at the VA medical facility located at 975 Kirman Avenue, Reno, NV 89502, with construction planned to begin in October 2025 and complete by April 2027. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Washoe County, Nevada, and demonstrate capability to maintain hospital operations during the complex utility infrastructure installation and tunnel construction activities.