Z1DA--Upgrade Fire Alarm System Construction 676-22-110

The Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center is soliciting sealed bids on behalf of the Tomah VA Medical Center for a campus-wide fire alarm system upgrade at Tomah, Wisconsin (Project 676-22-110), with bids due December 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 238210, with a $19.0 million small business size standard.

Work is performed at Tomah VA Medical Center, 500 E Veterans Street, Tomah, WI 54660, and must be coordinated with medical center operations running 24/7. Infection control requires Class III or Class IV Infection Control Risk Assessment controls depending on the building, and the existing system must remain operational until the new system is fully installed. Required technical elements include NICET Level III certified technician supervision, a digitized voice fire alarm with emergency manual override, and wireless spectrum-dependent devices carrying NTIA SPS Equipment Certification before delivery. Addendum No. 2 restored Specification 27 15 00 (structured cabling, TIA Category 6A) to the bid documents.

The project magnitude is $5 million to $10 million, awarded as a firm-fixed-price base bid with no alternates to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The bid guarantee is 20 percent of the bid price, not to exceed $3 million, and the awardee must furnish performance and payment bonds. Amendment A0003 sets the schedule at 430 days after Notice to Proceed: 60 days preconstruction, 350 days campus work plus 10 days VA review, and 10 days closeout.

Bidders must submit proof of SBA SDVOSB certification, the VAAR 852.219-75 subcontracting certification (75 percent maximum to non-certified firms for special trade construction), an approved cost-loaded Critical Path Method schedule before construction, safety and environmental documentation, and an Experience Modification Rate from their insurance carrier. Joint ventures must submit the joint-venture agreement and SBA certifications for all parties. Per Amendment A0005, the fire alarm contractor must procure the fire alarm-to-BAS disconnection from Johnson Controls and include that cost in its proposal; the contact is Jim Wydeen, Project Manager, at 608-590-5465. Bids are emailed to Lynn.VanderVelde@va.gov and Ryan.McMillin@va.gov with the subject line "36C25226B0014 BIDS DUE," and the virtual public bid opening follows at 11:30 AM local time on December 1 via Microsoft Teams. Evaluation is by lowest responsive, responsible bid, with no weighted factors stated.