Z1DA--PN:549-23-723 NRM Upgrade Utility Grand Prairie (VA-26-00004529)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is soliciting proposals for a comprehensive utility infrastructure upgrade at its Grand Prairie, Texas medical facility. The project involves constructing a central plant with mechanical, electrical, and civil work, including installation of four 60-ton air-cooled chillers, two boilers, a new natural gas generator, electrical distribution systems, and associated site improvements such as driveway widening and utility yard development. The solicitation requires Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors to possess demonstrated past performance on two federal, state, local government, or private contracts of similar type, scope, size, and complexity. Evaluation will be based on past performance and price, with offerors required to submit completed Performance Past Questionnaires specific to this opportunity. The proposal due date is January 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time, with a mandatory site visit that occurred on November 14, 2025, and Requests for Information deadline that has passed.

This solicitation is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with no current incumbent identified in the available documentation. The project budget falls between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, with a total project duration of 548 calendar days and a bid guarantee requirement of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less. The work will be performed at 2737 Sherman Street, Grand Prairie, Texas 75051, and requires the contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision while coordinating around an occupied facility with restricted working hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday). Critical scope elements include demolition of existing structures, installation of utility infrastructure, construction of a reinforced concrete masonry unit wall, temporary asphalt paving, and establishment of dumpster enclosures, with the contractor responsible for providing temporary cooling and heating systems during utility cutover periods.