Y1DZ--520-25-107 CON Repair JACC Chilled Water Piping (VA-24-00107298)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is seeking contractors to repair chilled water piping at the Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC) in Pensacola, Florida, following flood damage from Memorial Day 2023. The project involves comprehensive repairs including penthouse waterproofing, exterior penthouse grooved pipe fastener replacement, interior reconstruction, and miscellaneous damaged insulation repairs, with work divided into two phases and requiring 100% of construction to occur outside normal duty hours to maintain hospital operations. Contractors must demonstrate experience with similar healthcare facility construction projects and comply with strict infection control protocols, safety management requirements, and VA construction standards. The evaluation criteria will assess technical approach, professional qualifications, past performance, and price, with technical factors being significantly more important than price. Originally scheduled with a site visit on July 1, 2025, and proposals due August 1, 2025, the solicitation has been cancelled in its entirety due to a design flaw and will be reposted later as an Architect-Engineer Design project.

This procurement was designated as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, requiring offerors to be certified SDVOSBs in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search database. The project includes mandatory subcontractors including Siemens for controls, Kurita for chemical treatment, Master Insulation for insulation work, and Southern Commercial Installations for furniture services. The contract value was estimated between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000, with a performance period of 365 calendar days from notice to proceed, including a 90-day pre-construction period for submittal preparation and site survey. The total project timeline was originally set at 275 calendar days for the actual construction work. Performance was to take place at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System's Joint Ambulatory Care Center in Pensacola, Florida, specifically addressing the facility's chilled water piping systems damaged in the 2023 flood.