Z1DA--Renovate Pharmacy for USP800 Compliance Project Number 540-18-107

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 is soliciting sealed bids for construction to renovate the pharmacy at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia to achieve USP 800 and USP 797 compliance, with bids due June 16, 2026. This is a 100 percent Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under 38 USC 8127; offerors must be certified and listed in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification database prior to bid submission.

Place of performance is the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg, West Virginia. The work scope encompasses approximately 1,400 square feet of existing inpatient pharmacy renovation on the basement and 1,200 square feet of adjacent shell space conversion, plus conversion of a sixth-floor office into a temporary Containment Segregated Compounding Area (C-SCA) with roof exhaust system. All work must comply with USP 797 and USP 800 standards for hazardous drug handling and compounding. Key requirements include phased construction with Phase I completing the sixth-floor C-SCA before Phase II basement pharmacy renovation begins; work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with weekend outages coordinated with facility staff; a full-time Site Safety and Health Officer and separate full-time Contractor Quality Control Manager are mandatory; Level IV infection control risk assessment barriers must extend from floor to deck; crane lifts require detailed plans with engineering analysis and weekend scheduling for lifts over occupied areas; and existing roof warranties must be maintained by certified installers. The construction magnitude is estimated between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. Performance period is 496 calendar days. A bid guarantee of 20 percent of the bid price (not to exceed $3,000,000) is required, along with performance and payment bonds. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. Prevailing wage rates per West Virginia General Decision WV20260011 apply, with hourly rates ranging from $24.13 to $47.13 and fringe benefits ranging from 3.00 percent to 41.05 percent. Bidders must provide two separate pricing proposals, one inclusive and one exclusive of concrete pad demolition. Physical delivery to Rebecca Besten at the VA Medical Center is required; electronic bid submission is not permitted. An approved Infection Control Risk Assessment plan must be submitted prior to award. Two mandatory pre-bid site visits were held on April 1 and May 13, 2026.