Z2DA--657-24-119JC, Create GI Anesthesia Procedure Room 6th. Floor, John Cochran (VA-25-00074423)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking a construction contractor to create a new GI Anesthesia Procedure Room on the 6th floor of the John Cochran Division at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System. The project involves preparing existing hospital space totaling approximately 418 square feet, including converting rooms A612, A613, A613A, and A613B into a fully functional GI procedure room with two new patient holding areas, complete with medical gas systems, electrical modifications, mechanical updates, and specialized medical equipment integration. Contractors must demonstrate experience with hospital renovation projects between $500,000 and $5,000,000, work in patient care areas, and self-perform at least 15% of labor. The evaluation will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, considering relevant past performance, technical construction experience, technical qualifications of proposed staffing, and prime contractor safety plan. Key personnel requirements include a Project Manager with 5+ years of experience, Quality Control Manager, Safety Officer with comprehensive training, and Site Superintendent with OSHA 30 certification. Proposals were due on August 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM CST to the Network Contracting Office in Leavenworth, Kansas, with electronic copies required to be emailed to specified VA personnel.

This procurement is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. No current incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The project has an estimated value between $500,000 and $1,000,000, with contractors required to provide a 20% bid bond with their proposal and 100% performance and payment bonds upon award. The contract establishes a firm-fixed-price arrangement with a performance period of 210 calendar days after notice to proceed. Work will be performed at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri 63106, within an active inpatient ward requiring careful coordination to avoid disrupting patient care services. The project is subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and Buy American Act provisions, with work hours restricted to 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and loud construction activities required outside normal business hours.