Z1DA--PN: 568A4-24-202, Upgrade Electrical Equipment on Campus (HS) 36C263-26-AP-2770

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks to upgrade electrical equipment on campus at the VA Black Hills Health Care System in Hot Springs, South Dakota, with sealed bids due August 31, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The procurement is a 100 percent Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside; only firms certified and listed in the SBA certification database at time of bid submission and award are eligible.

Place of performance is Hot Springs, South Dakota. The project encompasses replacement and relocation of medium-voltage switchgear at Building 64 to a new prefabricated steel building with foundation and pull vault, including two 600-ampere source breakers and two 600-ampere feeder breakers at 12.47 kV, three-phase with new electronic relays for automatic source switching and primary metering; replacement of breakers in Buildings 12 and 10, including new draw-out style Eaton DSL breakers with Digitrip RMS 510 trip units, new 1600-ampere emergency power switchboards, and related distribution panels. The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price with a 550 calendar-day performance period from Notice to Proceed. Construction cost is estimated between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19.0 million.

The contractor must maintain a dedicated on-site superintendent and site safety and health officer at all times, complete VA Privacy Training, and use electronic project tracking software (Submittal Exchange or ProCore). Work occurs during normal VA hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday), with night work permitted starting no earlier than 4:30 p.m. Construction Wage Rate Requirements per FAR 52.222-6 apply; prevailing wage rates are established in Wage Determination SD20260022. Performance and Performance Bonds at 100 percent of the awarded contract amount are required within 10 calendar days after award. A mandatory formal site visit occurred July 14, 2026. Technical questions were due July 28, 2026. A bid bond is required with submission. Three amendments have been issued: Amendment 0001 (August 10) added site visit documents, Q&A responses, geotechnical and switchboard specifications, and updated personnel vetting requirements; Amendment 0002 (August 11) clarified AIC rating of new medium-voltage switchgear at 540 MVA @ 12470V or 25 kA; Amendment 0003 (August 12) provided an additional Q&A response without extending the deadline. Offerors must acknowledge all amendments prior to bid submission or face rejection. Award is contingent on funds availability, anticipated by September 30, 2026, or alternatively by November 30, 2027, using FY27 funds. Limitations on Subcontracting certification is required; SDVOBs cannot pay more than 85 percent of government payments to non-certified SDVOSB firms on general construction.