This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction services to prepare a site for the installation of a new PET/CT scanner at the C. W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The project involves creating a PET/CT scan room and control room within existing spaces. The magnitude of construction cost is estimated between $2,000,**** and $5,000,****. This requirement is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Offerors must be verified in the SBA DSBS website and on SAM. gov. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. Proposals are due by June 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT and must be submitted electronically via email. The performance period is 401 calendar days after notice to proceed. A bid bond of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less, is required. Offerors must also submit information regarding their past safety and environmental record, including an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) not exceeding 1. 0. Award will be made on a tradeoff basis.
Proposals are due by **** at 4:00 PM EDT. The contractor shall complete the work within 401 calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed.
Payment will be made by the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center. Specific payment terms are not detailed in the provided text, but invoices should be submitted to the address shown in item 25.
The government will evaluate proposals on a tradeoff basis. All nonpriced factors are equally important and, when combined, are approximately equal to price.
Offerors must be certified as Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and listed in the SBA certification database. They must also be verified in the SBA DSBS website and on SAM. gov. Offerors must have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) not exceeding 1. 0 and no more than three serious, one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violations in the past three years.
An organized site visit is planned for **** at 10:00 AM ET. Contractors will meet in the main lobby of Bldg. 100 at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center. Interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Questions and inquiries are due no later than **** at 4:00 PM ET. No late questions will be accepted or answered.
Failure to provide a signed Limitation on Subcontracting (LOS) certification may disqualify contractors from receiving an award. Offerors with an EMR greater than 1. 0 will be considered ineligible and will not be evaluated.
The magnitude of construction cost range is between $2,000,**** and $5,000,****.
