Y1DZ--556-24-122 B132 Pool and HVAC Replacement

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 seeks renovation and modernization of Building B132 Pool and HVAC systems at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois, with proposals due September 3 by 9:30 AM Central Daylight Time. The procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under 38 U.S.C. 8127, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is North Chicago, Illinois. The project scope requires all labor, materials, equipment, and qualified supervision to renovate the pool to current code compliance and Architectural Barriers Act accessibility, replace and modernize pool plumbing and systems, make staff and patient locker rooms ABA compliant, and demolish the existing elevated air handling unit and install a new exterior pad-mounted unit. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; PSC is Y1DZ, Construction of Other Hospital Buildings.

The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price with an estimated magnitude between $1 million and $5 million. Performance period is 365 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with preconstruction submittals, mobilization, and construction followed by closeout activities. Bidders must submit a bid guarantee of not less than 20 percent of bid price (not to exceed $3 million), performance and payment bonds per SF 25 and SF 25A each for the contract value, and completed VAAR 852.219-75 certification documenting subcontracting limitations (not more than 85 percent of government payments to non-SDVOSB/VOSB firms for general construction). General liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence and workers' compensation coverage are required. Only contractors certified as SDVOSBs in the SBA certification database at the time of offer and award are eligible.

Critical specifications include work hours 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday with modifications requiring written Contracting Officer's Representative approval at no additional cost. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage determination IL20260008 and Executive Orders 13706 and 13658. Structural concrete requires minimum 4,000 PSI 28-day compressive strength with 6 percent air entrainment and 0.42 water-to-cementitious material ratio per ACI 318-14 and ACI 350-06. Pool plumbing repair must follow TCNA and ANSI guidelines for approximately 250 linear feet of pool crack repair. Cast or malleable iron fittings are prohibited; only ASTM A193 fasteners are permitted for pipe flange assemblies. Contractors must engage an independent scheduling consultant holding PMI-SP certification or equivalent to develop a resource-loaded Critical Path Method schedule before mobilization. All facility-specific standards apply, including Johnson Controls building automation and fire alarm systems, Best 7-pin core locks, and Chicago-approved LED exit signs. Work performed above ceiling and vibration or noise-generating work are restricted to 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM hours. An organized site visit occurred July 28 at 9:00 AM; no additional site visits are granted. All questions were due August 7 at 10:30 AM Central Time.