Z1DA--Project No. 583-23-102 - Replace Patient Care Sanitary Pipe in Interstitial Space 3rd and 5th Floor.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 seeks sealed bids to demolish and replace patient care sanitary piping in the interstitial spaces of the 3rd and 5th floors at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, with bids due May 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. This procurement is a total set-aside for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), and offerors must be listed in the SBA certification database at time of submission and award.

Place of performance is the America Wing at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. The contract is firm-fixed-price with a performance period of 251 days following Notice to Proceed. Work must be completed within an active hospital environment outside normal business hours (5 PM to 6 AM Monday through Friday, with possible weekend work). A mandatory site visit was held April 6, 2026; pre-bid clarifications were issued via three amendments (0001, 0002, 0003) through May 5, 2026, with bid opening rescheduled to 11:00 AM ET due to email/firewall delays.

The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million. The project magnitude is estimated between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Offerors must submit bid bonds (minimum 20 percent of bid price), completed VAAR 852.219-75 subcontracting certification, and acknowledgment of all amendments. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 days of award for amounts exceeding $35,000 and $150,000 respectively. Prevailing wage requirements apply per Indiana General Decision wage determination. Work scope includes complete demolition and replacement of existing sanitary waste, drain, and vent systems with new epoxy-coated cast iron soil pipe, copper DWV tubing, and associated accessories; comprehensive testing; infection control risk assessments with Class-based containment protocols; construction waste diversion to at least 50 percent; and OSHA compliance with detailed Accident Prevention Plan. Contractors must comply with all federal and VA security, safety, privacy, and personnel vetting requirements, including OSHA competent person certification and background investigations for site access.