Z2DA--Project # 614-17-113 - Construction to Renovate Bldg. 1 Primary Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 seeks construction to renovate Building 1, 1st Floor Primary Care clinic at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with the most recent proposal deadline of August 21, 2026. The procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under P.L. 109-461 and VAAR 852.219-73, and the estimated contract value is between $10 million and $20 million under NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and PSC Z2DA (Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries).

Place of performance is Memphis, Tennessee. The project scope includes interior build-out (wall construction, finishes, mechanical, lighting, and plumbing systems) and renovation work (removal of existing clinical lab, interior walls, patching and matching finishes, and remodeling to create toilet rooms and corridors). The base performance period is 547 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with five alternate bid items that would reduce performance by 20 to 50 calendar days if accepted. A mandatory site visit was held July 9, 2026 at Building 1A, 1st Floor, Room F102.

Technical evaluation criteria require construction experience including VA facility renovation, clinical lab projects, door and window replacement, crane operations coordination, and mechanical and electrical contractor coordination; key personnel experience meeting four specified requirements; and past performance documentation of minimum two past performance questionnaires and two CPARS ratings of satisfactory or above. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis under FAR 15.103-2. Offerors must be registered and verified in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search registry and maintain active SAM registration. A bid guarantee of 20 percent of bid price (not to exceed $3 million) is required, and performance and payment bonds must be provided within 10 calendar days of award. Prevailing wage rates per Davis-Bacon Act apply, with wage determination TN20260200 effective May 18, 2026. Specialty trade contractors with NAICS 23xxxxx must self-perform at least 25 percent of contract personnel costs. Addendum 2, issued August 13, 2026, added 22 specification sections and revised drawings; Addendum 2 Q&A (also August 13) addressed 59 contractor questions. The Contracting Officer is John L. Mccomas; contact Matthew R. Whisman at 859-281-3883 or matthew.whisman@va.gov.