Z2DA--589A7-23-305, Prepare Site for Choice Dining Equipment FY27 NRM

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 seeks construction to prepare a site for Choice Dining Equipment installation at Robert Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, with proposals due September 24, 2026 and a mandatory site visit on August 24. This procurement is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and requires at least 15 percent of contract performance costs for personnel to be self-performed.

Place of performance is Wichita, Kansas (5500 E Kellogg Avenue). The project encompasses selective demolition and renovation of approximately 2,500 gross building square feet across the kitchen, hot production/tray assembly line, cold food prep, and administration areas in Building 2. Work includes partial and complete demolition, architectural and MEP renovations, utility relocations, HVAC modifications, electrical upgrades, fire protection modifications, and asbestos remediation. Construction must be executed in three phases to maintain uninterrupted facility operations and comply with infection control requirements.

The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $45 million. The estimated construction magnitude is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The contract is firm-fixed-price with a base performance period of 210 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with three deductive alternates offering reduced scope and shorter schedules (190, 176, and 156 days respectively). A bid bond of 20 percent of bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less, is required. Questions are due August 27. Evaluation will weigh prime contractor construction experience, project execution schedule, key personnel experience, safety plan, past performance, and price using a best-value tradeoff approach. All contractors must be registered in SAM.gov and certified in SBAVetCert by proposal due date through award.