Z2NZ--659-24-203: Extend Chilled Water to Hospice and Audiology

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is conducting an Invitation for Bid for underground chilled water piping extension serving Hospice and Audiology buildings at Salisbury VA Medical Center in North Carolina, with bids due September 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST; this opportunity is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

The scope includes trenching, directional boring, electrical conduit work, and system commissioning of direct-buried steel pipe (ASTM A53, Schedule 40) with cellular glass insulation and aluminum jacket per Division 23 specifications. The Period of Performance is 365 days. All Testing Laboratory Services—soils, concrete, asphalt, steel—are the contractor's responsibility through a VA-approved laboratory; contractors must verify utility locations in the field, obtain and pay for NPDES permits, and provide a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. All work in or near occupied clinical areas must comply with VA Infection Control Risk Assessment requirements coordinated with the VA Contracting Officer's Representative and Infection Control staff.

Staffing requirements include a minimum full-time, dedicated Site Safety and Health Officer with no other duties, separate from the Construction Quality Control Manager and Site Superintendent, all present during construction. Parking and laydown areas will be determined by the VA COR based on available space. Contractors must provide their own temporary offices unless existing VA buildings are approved by the VA COR. Project management will use Kahua as the primary platform, with Procore as a secondary option.

Bids must include TAB A with company information and SAM Unique Entry ID, and TAB B with executed SF 1442, proof of SDVOSB certification from the SBA database, bid bond (20 percent of bid price or $3 million, whichever is less, if bid exceeds $150,000), and completed FAR clauses. Electronic submissions in .pdf, .doc, or .xls format must be emailed to Contract Specialist Mark Griffin (mark.griffin2@va.gov) and Contracting Officer Sean Cosby (Sean.cosby@va.gov); individual emails are limited to 10MB. Bid opening will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.