Department of Veterans Affairs - Iowa Veterans Home Loftus and Malloy Water Infiltration-Flooding

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs Iowa Veterans Home (DVA IVH) seeking professional design services to address water infiltration and flooding issues at the Loftus and Malloy facilities. The RFP, numbered RFP948700-01, is specifically targeting professional engineering and architectural services (commodity codes 92500 and 90600) to mitigate basement water infiltration problems. Potential respondents will need to provide comprehensive design solutions for resolving flooding challenges at these facilities. The solicitation was posted on August 8, 2025, with proposals due on September 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 19, 2025, at 1:00 PM, with both in-person (1301 Summit Street, Marshalltown, IA) and Microsoft Teams attendance options. Interested parties must submit any questions or clarification requests by August 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM. The proposal must remain firm for 120 days, and only one digital copy of the proposal is required for submission.

While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly mentioned in the provided documentation, the project will be funded through the State of Iowa. The primary contact for this procurement is Michael Bradbury from the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, located in the Hoover State Office Building in Des Moines. Payment terms for the contract are structured as 0% 0, Net 60, indicating vendors can expect payment within 60 days of invoice submission. Potential bidders can find additional contract terms and potential addenda at http://bidopportunities.iowa.gov and https://das.iowa.gov. Though a specific budget range is not disclosed in the documentation, the project appears to be a targeted infrastructure improvement initiative for the Iowa Veterans Home, focusing on resolving critical water infiltration issues in specific facility buildings.