Z1DA--658-26-105 Repair Fuel Storage Tanks

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is requesting quotes for the repair of underground fuel storage tanks (USTs) at Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, under solicitation 36C24626Q0329 (Project 658-26-105). The base bid work includes testing, demolition, construction, installation, and site restoration of four diesel underground storage tanks (USTs 138, 140, 141, 142) and repair of four additional tanks (143E, 143W, B-2, B-4) involving excavation, sump installation, spill containment systems, and overfill protection devices. Alternate No. 1 consists of comprehensive testing only, including tank tightness testing, automatic tank gauging verification, hydrotesting, and DEQ compliance documentation without physical demolition or repair work. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror offering the most advantageous proposal considering technical factors, past performance, and price. Key deadlines include the mandatory site visit on February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM, technical questions due by February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM EST, and the final quote submission deadline of March 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM EST. Additional amendments (0001, 0002, and 0003) have been issued to extend deadlines and provide clarifications regarding excavation assumptions, piping removal requirements, and pricing methodologies.

This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 237120 (Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction) with a size standard of $45 million annual revenue, with no incumbent contractors identified in the available documentation. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price award with a performance period from March 13, 2026 through September 24, 2026, approximately six months in duration. Key scope details include the demolition of four diesel tanks, repair of four additional tanks, removal and replacement of monitoring consoles with new Veeder-Root TLS4 or TLS450 equipment, and site restoration and landscaping following tank work. The government has specified excavation assumptions of approximately 45 cubic yards total excavation per tank with 20 percent (9 cubic yards) assumed to be contaminated soil requiring removal, which offerors must use as the basis for their cost estimates and measurable quantities. All work will be performed at Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, and prevailing wage rates established by the Department of Labor General Decision (DBA WD VA20260172 MOD 0) apply to this construction project.