Z2DA--Replace Auxiliary Chiller

The Department of Veterans Affairs, 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 has a requirement for a contractor to provide all labor, material, supplies, transportation, permits, license and qualified supervision for Project 565-24-113, Replace Auxiliary Chiller located at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.

General Scope: Remove and replace the existing 120-ton auxiliary chiller at Building 3. The purpose of this chiller is to provide chilled water redundancy to Building 3. The new auxiliary chiller shall be the same size/capacity as the existing chiller and shall be fully functional.

The contractor shall replace and install all required piping, valves, supports, and controls. The new auxiliary chiller shall be integrated with the existing Building Automation System (BAS). Chiller controller shall be BACNET compliant, and all data points should be pulled through the BACNET connection. The contractor shall install minimum (hard wired) data points to include but not limited to (1) Start/Stop, (2) Status, and (3) Alarm (hard wired). All low voltage control wirings must be installed in blue control conduit. All graphics/trends and digital alarming associated with the new chiller must be updated on the Tridium Direct Digital Control (DDC) Supervisor located in Room 2 in Building no. 35.

The contractor shall replace two (2) 250 gpm pumps located in an adjacent mechanical room. Contractor may reuse the existing concrete pads. Replace/reroute piping, if required, to install the new pumps. Pumps shall be programmed into the BAS with the same data points as the chiller.

Estimated construction magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000.

NAICS CODE: 238220 Size Standard: $19.0 Million

This solicitation is anticipated to be a Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), offerors must be registered and certified in the SBA Certification database as a SDVOSB. Only offers from certified SDVOSBs in the SBA database at the time of offer shall be deemed eligible for award.

Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to issue a Invitation for Bids (IFB) and award a single, firm fixed-price contract. Solicitation material will be available on/about December 9, 2025. Any specifications, drawings and amendments will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/opportunities). The Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. Offers will be due approximately 48 days after issuance of the solicitation. Only one (1) site visit will be scheduled. Location and point(s) of contact for the site visit will be identified in the solicitation.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for quotation. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. No offerors list is maintained. All interested vendors should register on SAM.gov. Interested offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers and should revisit the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database in order to obtain access in Contract Opportunities. SAM and SBA Certification Database registration must be current and active to be eligible for contract award. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA; you now have the availability to enter and maintain your reps and certs with your proposal.

Any questions regarding this announcement and all future announcements regarding this project must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Michael Proctor, at Michael.proctor2@va.gov.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICIATION MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.