This is a solicitation for construction services to replace and expand chilled water infrastructure in Building 1 at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. The project involves replacing undersized chilled water piping, pumps, and fan coils, and upgrading associated systems. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $20,000,**** and $50,000,****. The acquisition is 100% set-aside for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSBs). Proposals require both a price and technical component. A mandatory pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 09:30 AM Pacific Time. The proposal submission deadline is July 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Performance and payment bonds are required. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.
The performance period is 915 calendar days after notice to proceed.
Payment will be made by the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center.
Contractor shall provide a minimum one (1) year warranty, unless specified otherwise in the specs, from both the manufacturer and installer including parts and labor.
This acquisition is a competitively negotiated best value tradeoff selection process.
The acquisition is set-aside 100% for certified verifiable Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBs). SDVOSB firms must be CVE verified prior to proposal submission. Contractors must be registered in SAM. The contractor shall have no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violations in the past 3 years and have an EMR of equal to or less than 1. 0.
False alarms fire department response fees for false alarms caused by the contractor will be paid by the contractor.
An organized site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 09:30 AM Pacific Time. Participants are to meet at the Engineering Building parking lot E facing Harvard Avenue. A site visit is required prior to bidding.
Questions concerning this RFP shall be submitted in writing and received no later than Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
Failure to furnish a complete offer with the instructions of this solicitation by the required time and date may result in the offeror's proposal being determined ineligible for award. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines for safety environmental record and EMR or submit this information may result in a determination of non-responsibility and make the offer ineligible for award.
The estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $20,000,**** and $50,000,****.