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

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks sealed bids for chilled water infrastructure extension at its Salisbury, North Carolina medical center, with bids due September 11, 2026 and questions due August 28. This is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to certified SDVOSB firms.

Place of performance is Salisbury, NC. The work extends chilled water service from Building 31's primary chiller plant to Buildings 42 (Audiology) and 43 (Hospice), with capability for dual-mode operation: normal mode routing chilled water directly from Building 31 with existing local chillers isolated, and bypass mode restoring service from local chillers with glycol replenishment via pot feeders. All valves, actuators, and mode controls integrate with the Building Management System for automated selection. Additional pumps must be installed in Building 42 to serve the 2-inch chilled-water line to Audiology. Contract performance must be completed within 365 days of award, with performance beginning within 15 calendar days of award notice. The NAICS code is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, with a $19 million size standard. Estimated contract value ranges from $1 million to $2 million. The contract is firm-fixed-price subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and mandates a one-year warranty on all items, performance and payment bonds, and a bid guarantee of 20% or $3 million (whichever is less). Offerors must submit SDVOSB certification, comply with a 75% subcontracting limitation for special trade contractors, and provide Buy American construction materials compliance certification. A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Sealed bids open virtually on September 14, 2026.