Z2DA--FY26: NRM (PROJ: 516-CSI-134) BB Prepare Site for installation of a new PET/CT

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 seeks site preparation and construction services for installation of a new PET/CT imaging system at Bay Pines VA Medical Center, with proposals due July 6, 2026. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to SDVOSBs.

Place of performance is Bay Pines, Florida. The project involves renovation of eight rooms on the second floor of Building 100 plus two additional areas to accommodate a Siemens Biograph Vision 600 PET/CT scanner or similar equipment, with work estimated at 401 calendar days (287 working days, approximately 13 months) from Notice to Proceed. All contractor and subcontractor personnel require PIV credentials with VA fingerprinting; no remote work is permitted and the Site Superintendent cannot be dual-hatted. Work is scheduled for normal hours (7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, excluding federal holidays) with weekend and after-hours work only with prior Contracting Officer approval. Work must be executed in four phases with owner acceptance required before progression to subsequent phases, with 1–2 weeks between phases for VA inspections and facility reoccupancy coordination.

The scope includes asbestos abatement (approximately 1,414 square feet of floor tile mastic and 80 linear feet of thermal system insulation wrap classified as Non-Friable Category I, requiring Florida-licensed abatement contractor and OSHA Class II work procedures); demolition and site preparation; radiation shielding installation per NCRP 147 standards (1/16 inch to 1/8 inch lead equivalency depending on barrier location, extended to 7 feet above floor level); utility coordination; and commissioning with factory-trained staff training and comprehensive operation and maintenance manuals in electronic and hard-copy formats. Contractor must maintain two complete sets of as-built drawings in PDF format and submit a Critical Path Method schedule within 45 days of Notice to Proceed. Mold sampling identified Penicillium/Aspergillus growth in two surface locations requiring cleaning; lead-based paint testing showed no detectable concentrations above reporting limits.

Prevailing wage applies under Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division General Decision FL20260222 (Pinellas County, Florida). SDVOSB subcontracting limitations cap non-VIP-listed SDVOSB/VOSB payments at 50% for services and 85% for general construction. Evaluation criteria and weighting are not specified in the source materials. Amendment 0002 (June 26) added the Bay Pines PET-CT Room Shielding Report and extended the deadline; Amendment 0003 (June 26) announced a mandatory second site visit on June 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at Bay Pines VAMC Building 24, 3rd floor, with the Contracting Officer's Representative. The original solicitation (36C24826R0112) was reposted as 36C24826Q0459, with project number 516-CSI-134, NAICS 236220, and PSC Z2DA. Questions were due June 2, 2026.