Z2NZ-- 658-23-108 Correct Stormwater Drainage

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 is soliciting sealed bids under FAR Part 14 for Project 658-23-108, correction of stormwater drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center, with bids due November 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, and Network Contracting Office 6 is procuring on behalf of Veterans Integrated Service Network 6.

The work is firm-fixed-price, valued between $10 million and $20 million under NAICS 237110, Water and Sewer and Related Structures Construction, with a 450-calendar-day performance period from Notice to Proceed. Performance is at the Salem VA Medical Center, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Virginia, and the medical center operates 24/7, so work must be phased to maintain operations. Bidders must post a bid guarantee of 20% of the bid price, not to exceed $3 million, and furnish performance and payment bonds. Public bid opening is November 19, 2026, at 1:30 PM.

Amendment A0008, issued November 13, 2026, does not extend the deadline. It incorporates the October 2026 deviation of VAAR 852.219-75, which requires an executed Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting certificate returned with the bid. Amendment P0004 reclassified the project from special trade construction with a 25% self-performance requirement to general construction under NAICS 237110 with a 15% self-performance requirement. Bidders must be registered in SAM at the time of award and must acknowledge wage determination VA20260172.

Scope includes all labor, materials, equipment, and qualified supervision, plus removal of approximately 1,900 linear feet of asbestos cement pipe classified as Class II work with 30-day pre-abatement notice. The project runs in six concurrent phases with a 500-linear-foot open trench limit. The contract requires three separate dedicated personnel for Superintendent, CQC System Manager, and SSHO roles, badging for all personnel, tuberculosis screening, a contractor-retained materials testing laboratory, and a commercial photographer for documentation. Amendment A0007, issued November 3, 2026, furnished responses to requests for information and additional drawings.