Amendment 0002 | Y1NZ--598-23-107 Med Gas Deficiencies

12/11/2025, Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to provide a copy of the site visit attendance sheet and agenda. No other changes were made via this amendment. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

This procurement will be issued as a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP procedures under FAR 15. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement Medical Gas Deficiencies, Project #598-23-107. The period of performance is 240 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Location of the work is at both campuses: the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (JLM), 4300 W. 7th Street, in Little Rock, AR 72205 and the Eugene J. Towbin (EJT) VA Healthcare Center, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114. The point of contact for this notice is Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov.Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.

NAICS 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is applicable to the RFP and the Small Business Size Standard is $45M. This project requires project management for all trades required to perform this work, including but not limited to, low voltage electrical work and control panel programming, plumbing work for gas lines and underground civil work to include duct bank installation.

Interested offerors are asked to first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Officer. A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP, as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit. Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site visits or make-up Site Visits will be granted. 

Amendments to the RFP will not be mailed but will be posted at the SAM.gov website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining the RFP (and associated documents/attachments) from the SAM.gov website and for acknowledging all amendments to the RFP. It is the responsibility of all interested offerors to check the SAM.gov website as necessary for any Amendments to the RFP (to include the day bids are due). In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of a proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a SDVOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to the acquisition, and that it is verified for eligibility in the Small Business Association website (Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert)) and have the Veterans Small Business Certification. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov.

OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE.

In accordance with FAR Overhaul 5.101(c)(4)(v), equitable adjustments for change orders will be reviewed per FAR 36 and 43.

This procurement will be issued as a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP procedures under FAR 15. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement Medical Gas Deficiencies, Project #598-23-107. The period of performance is 240 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Location of the work is at both campuses: the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (JLM), 4300 W. 7th Street, in Little Rock, AR 72205 and the Eugene J. Towbin (EJT) VA Healthcare Center, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114. The point of contact for this notice is Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov.Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.

NAICS 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is applicable to the RFP and the Small Business Size Standard is $45M. This project requires project management for all trades required to perform this work, including but not limited to, low voltage electrical work and control panel programming, plumbing work for gas lines and underground civil work to include duct bank installation.

Interested offerors are asked to first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Officer. A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP, as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit. Only one Site Visit will be conducted and no requests for additional Site visits or make-up Site Visits will be granted. 

Amendments to the RFP will not be mailed but will be posted at the SAM.gov website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining the RFP (and associated documents/attachments) from the SAM.gov website and for acknowledging all amendments to the RFP. It is the responsibility of all interested offerors to check the SAM.gov website as necessary for any Amendments to the RFP (to include the day bids are due). In accordance with VAAR 819.7003 Eligibility, at the time of submission of a proposal, the offeror must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a SDVOSB concern, that it is a small business concern under the NAICS Code assigned to the acquisition, and that it is verified for eligibility in the Small Business Association website (Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert)) and have the Veterans Small Business Certification. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov.

OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE.

In accordance with FAR Overhaul 5.101(c)(4)(v), equitable adjustments for change orders will be reviewed per FAR 36 and 43.