Y1DZ--619-CSI-904 Site Modification for Symbia EVO (VA-26-00017774)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 is soliciting proposals for site modifications to Room GB-133 at the Montgomery VA Medical Center to accommodate installation of a Siemens Symbia EVO medical imaging system. The project scope includes architectural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing modifications, including demolition, installation of lead-lined walls for radiation protection, relocation of utilities, and coordination with vendor-specific equipment requirements. Key contract requirements include compliance with VA Master Specifications, Design Guides, NFPA Life Safety Code, ASHRAE Standards, and ICRA infection control procedures, with work to be performed in an active hospital environment. The evaluation will be based primarily on past performance, with price as a secondary factor, requiring offerors to submit detailed information regarding their experience, safety record, and financial management capabilities. The original proposal due date of February 13, 2026, was extended multiple times—to February 20 and finally to February 27, 2026—to allow additional time for contractor responses to Requests for Information and review of updated drawings and specifications provided through Amendment 0005.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with strict limitations on subcontracting of no more than 75% to non-certified firms for special trade construction work. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The estimated contract value falls between $500,000 and $1,000,000, with work to be completed within 250 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The project requires a Critical Path Method schedule with approximately 200 work activities and phased construction to maintain medical center operations during the modification period. Performance will occur in Montgomery, Alabama 36109, with a mandatory site visit held on January 22, 2026, that was attended by representatives from multiple construction firms including MX Eletoz, SFCS, MARK VII, Dillings and Sons, BTC, Patriot Acquisition, Wachtler Development, and Abrams Group Inc.