Z1DA--NRM-CONST 526-23-133 Improve OR and SPD HVAC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is soliciting bids for HVAC system improvements at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York under Solicitation 36C24226B0027, Project Number 526-23-133. The procurement involves replacing and modifying critical air handling units (AHU-16 and AHU-02) in Building 100, installing two new backup chillers with variable chilled water flow, motorized changeover valves, and associated structural and mechanical upgrades to serve the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Department. Key contract requirements include mandatory registration in SAM, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) certification, submission of annual Vets4212 Reports, and compliance with Davis-Bacon wage determinations for construction trades. Contractors must assign a dedicated full-time site superintendent with minimum five years of HVAC project experience and utilize the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform for all project correspondence and documentation. The bid submission deadline is February 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, with email submission required to Contracting Officer Akkil Kurian and bid opening conducted via Microsoft Teams conference call; all bids must acknowledge Amendments 0001 and 0002 to the solicitation.

The contract is designated exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with subcontracting limitations of 85 percent for general construction work. The estimated contract value ranges between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, with a performance period of 360 calendar days and work restricted to regular Monday-Friday hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding federal holidays) to minimize interference with facility operations. The project scope includes demolition and reconstruction of roof dunnage, installation of two 154-ton air-cooled chillers for the Operating Room and one 140-ton chiller for the Sterile Processing Department, structural reinforcement of existing beams, new concrete equipment pads, roofing modifications, piping systems with freeze protection, architectural work including resinous flooring systems, and complete testing, adjusting, and balancing by the contractor. The work will be performed at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center located in Bronx, New York 10468, with the contractor responsible for coordinating with existing facility operations and the controls contractor ITC Technologies for building automation system integration.