Z1DA--667-26-111 CON Abate Central Chase & Replace Fire Main

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, seeks a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to furnish labor, tools, materials, equipment, and supervision for abatement of the central chase and replacement of the fire main system at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, with proposals due June 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Daylight Time. The procurement is a total SDVOSB set-aside.

Project value is estimated between $2 million and $5 million, with NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). Offerors must be certified in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search database at proposal submission and award. Place of performance is Shreveport, Louisiana.

The contractor must remove all asbestos-containing material from the central pipe chase spanning the sub-basement through the 12th floor of Building 1 and replace the existing 6-inch fire sprinkler standpipe system from the 1st to 12th floor with new control valves at each floor, approved fire-rated cabinet enclosures or access panels, and fire-rated chase access doors. Work must be completed within 200 calendar days of receiving notice to proceed and phased across seven phases, processing two floors at a time from top to bottom. The contractor must maintain negative air pressure of minus 0.02 inches of water throughout the chase during the entire contract duration and comply with Class II/II infection control precautions applicable to high-risk patient care areas.

Performance and payment bonds are required, with a 10-day bond premium requirement. The contractor must provide a 30-hour OSHA-certified superintendent dedicated 100 percent to the project. Work is subject to prevailing wage requirements per Department of Labor General Decision LA20260031, effective January 2, 2026, as modified May 18, 2026. Evaluation weighs technical factors (quality management approach and schedule, professional qualifications and experience, and past performance) and price approximately equally. Offerors must submit no more than five past-performance projects from the prior five years and provide a Commissioning Manager to coordinate with the VA-appointed Commissioning Agent.