Y1NZ--Design-Build (DB) Connect Reclaim Water at Lake Baldwin Campus

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is soliciting design-build services to connect the Lake Baldwin VA Campus irrigation system to the City of Orlando's reclaim water utility feed and to pave and stripe an existing gravel parking lot with asphalt. This solicitation (36C24826R0057) requires offerors to demonstrate specialized experience through submission of three completed project examples, compliance with an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) not exceeding 1.0, and adherence to OSHA safety requirements and Buy American construction materials provisions. The evaluation will prioritize technical qualifications and past performance significantly above price, with award going to the offeror offering the best value on a firm-fixed-price basis. A maximum of five qualified offerors will advance from Phase One technical proposals (due March 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST, extended to March 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM EDT per Amendment 2) to submit Phase Two proposals including pricing. Phase One submissions must include Technical Approach, Technical Qualifications documentation, and Past Performance information supported by reference questionnaires completed by previous clients.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside exclusively for VETCERT-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with no other contractors eligible to compete. The estimated contract value falls between $500,000 and $1,000,000, classified under NAICS code 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction). The total project performance period spans 661 calendar days, consisting of a 347-day design phase and a 314-day construction phase. Offerors must comply with a subcontracting limitation requiring at least 15 percent of contract costs to be performed by the SDVOSB's own employees, and must provide performance and payment bonds along with a bid guarantee equal to 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less. The project is located at the Lake Baldwin VA Clinic in Orlando, Florida, on the VA Medical Center campus.