Y1DZ--589A6-24-407, Upgrade Building 71 Restrooms for ADA Compliance l EKH

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 seeks general construction services to upgrade Building 71 restrooms for ADA compliance at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, with proposals due June 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Time. This is a 100 percent Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Leavenworth, Kansas. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; the PSC is Y1DZ, Construction of Other Hospital Buildings. The project magnitude is between $500,000 and $1,000,000 with a firm-fixed-price contract and a mandatory performance period of 270 calendar days following notice to proceed. The contractor must begin work within 10 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed.

The scope includes restroom remodeling, lead paint remediation, and asbestos abatement assessment and removal as determined by the VA. All work must comply with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and the Buy American Act. The successful prime contractor must self-perform no less than 15 percent of construction labor. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST at VAMC Leavenworth Engineering Office, Building 21. Questions are due May 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST.

A 20 percent bid bond (not to exceed $3,000,000) is required; payment and performance bonds of 100 percent contract value are mandatory within 10 days of award. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, evaluating relevant past performance of the prime contractor, technical construction experience, technical qualifications of proposed staffing, and prime contractor safety plan. A Site Safety and Health Officer with current professional safety certification and at least three years of dedicated construction safety experience is required for each shift. Affirmative action goals require 9 percent minority participation and 6.9 percent female participation for each trade in the Leavenworth, Kansas geographical area.