Z1DA--NRM CONST - 528A7-18-707 - Replace Boiler Stack Rome CBOC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration VISN 2, is soliciting proposals through VA Network Contracting Office 02 to demolish and replace boiler exhaust stacks at the Rome Community Based Outpatient Clinic. Questions are due November 16, 2026 and proposals are due December 2, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, with PSC Z1DA. The source lists a $19 million size standard and a construction magnitude of $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Place of performance is the Rome CBOC at 125 Brookley Road, Rome, New York 13441. A mandatory site visit is November 9, 2026 at 10 AM EDT. Contract administration correspondence goes to Ryan Seburn, and Michael Spivack is the contracting officer. Sealed proposals are submitted by email to Ryan.Seburn@va.gov, and contractors must be registered in SAM with a Unique Entity Identifier at submission and before award.

Scope covers demolishing two boiler exhaust stacks, one generator steam relief stack, and the concrete/masonry chimney, sealing the roof, and installing two new steel boiler exhaust stacks, a steel support structure, and one steel generator exhaust pipe. Asbestos-containing material abatement follows New York State Department of Labor regulations. Performance runs 270 calendar days from Notice to Proceed: 60 days for submittals, 30 days for abatement, and 180 days for construction. Work occurs 8 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with phased construction to maintain 24/7 medical center operations.

Contractor obligations include a Critical Path Method schedule within 45 days of Notice to Proceed, project communications and documentation through Autodesk Construction Cloud at no cost to the contractor, and VA TRIRIGA CPMS for project management. Personnel require background investigations commensurate with Tier 1/Low Risk designation and must wear VA-issued identification badges on campus. The clause FAR 52.225-9 Buy American Certificate applies. A Davis-Bacon wage determination for Oneida County, effective through May 18, 2026, is attached. Required insurance is workers' compensation and employer's liability of at least $100,000, general liability of $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence. Annual Vets4212 reports are required.

Evaluation factors are technical capability, past performance, schedule, and price.