Z1DA--Remodel A2South to Cancer Clinic 553-21-100 - Amendment 006

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 seeks sealed bids for remodeling approximately 22,000 square feet of the A2South ward into a cancer clinic at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan, with proposals due May 27, 2026. This procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with a contract magnitude between $5 million and $10 million and mandatory performance of 490 calendar days after notice to proceed.

Place of performance is Detroit, Michigan. The scope includes demolition, structural modifications, mechanical and electrical system upgrades, medical gas installations, specialized equipment placement including biological safety cabinets and laminar-flow units, and multi-phase construction with fire-rated construction and interstitial space work. Four deductive alternates allow reduction in the performance period if furniture installation, glass partition systems, lighting fixtures, or in-floor scales are deleted. All work must comply with prevailing wage requirements under Department of Labor Wage Determination MI20260101 (effective January 2, 2026).

Sealed bids are opened May 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM local time at the Network Contracting Office 10 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bid security is required at minimum 20 percent of bid price, not to exceed $3 million; performance and payment bonds are required upon award. Bidders must submit an SF 1442 offer, acknowledgment of all six amendments, SF 24 bid bond, representations and certifications, Experience Modification Rate certification, and VAAR 852.219-75 Certificate of Compliance for limitations on subcontracting. A mandatory organized site visit occurred March 17, 2026.

The contract is firm-fixed-price under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. FAR clause 52.222-90 (Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, April 2026) is incorporated. Key vendors designated as sole source include SwissLog for pneumatic tube systems and Rauland-Borg for nurse call systems. Specifications mandate certified testing, adjusting, and balancing agencies (AABC, NEBB, or TABB members), BACnet-compliant distributed control architecture for HVAC, and compliance with NFPA standards and VA safety protocols including infection control risk assessments. Contact: Angelo D. Vivio, Contract Specialist, 734-222-4450.