Solicitation
CON NRM 531-25-102 | Expand Emergency Room
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C26027R0002
Due in 21 daysSDVOSB
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The VA's Network Contracting Office 20 wants a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to renovate and expand the Emergency Department at the Boise VA Medical Center in Idaho. It is a firm-fixed-price construction job estimated at $10 million to $20 million, built in two phases while the ER stays open 24/7, with 443 calendar days to finish after notice to proceed. Proposals are due by email on 10/30/26 at 10:00 am Mountain time.
Watch out for
- Construction inside a working 24/7 ER. You must build in phases around live patient care, which limits work hours, noise and access and raises cost and schedule risk.
Construction shall be completed in phases (anticipated to be 2) in order to maintain 24/7 operation for this
- Safety or infection-control slip can end the contract. The VA says any infraction of safety, infection control or site security may be a material breach and grounds for termination for cause.
material breach of the Work and cause for termination for cause by the Government.
- Narrow experience requirement. Only firms with comparable, recent, prime-contractor work in an operating high-acute healthcare unit (Level IV infection control) will score well, which is the most heavily weighted factor.
A construction renovation or alteration project completed in an active twenty-four hour operational high acute patient healthcare unit
- Large bid bond. A bid bond of at least 20% of your price (up to $3 million) must be submitted with the proposal, which needs strong surety backing.
The offer guarantee/Bid Bond amount shall be at least twenty percent (20%) of the offer amount but shall not exceed $3 million.
- At least 15% of the work must stay with SDVOSB or VOSB firms. The subcontracting limit means you must self-perform or use certified SDVOSB/VOSB partners for a meaningful share; materials cost is excluded.
more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed
- Pending joint ventures not accepted by default. Amendment 0002 gave no relief to a Mentor-Protege joint venture still under SBA review; teams must meet every solicitation requirement.
Proposals must meet the terms and conditions of the solicitation.
- Possible hidden asbestos or lead. Abatement is listed as potential scope, so unknown hazardous material could add cost and delay.
potential asbestos and/or lead abatement.
- Site visit already scheduled and short question window. The formal site visit was set for 10/5/26 and written questions are due 10/13/26, so late bidders may have little chance to see the site.
SITE VISIT: A formal Site Visit will be held 10/5/26, 8:30am (MDT) at the Project Location identified
- Specifications contain leftover or conflicting details. Examples include a Florida sprinkler license requirement, Phase II marked TBD, and mixed project numbers (531 and 532), so clarify them with a written question.
A. Installer Reliability: The installer shall possess a valid State of
- Davis-Bacon prevailing wages apply. You must pay the federal wage rates for Ada County, Idaho; the wage determination file could not be read, so check the rates on SAM.gov.
Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination for Ada County, Idaho
Read from the notice and 8 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- 36C26027R0002 RFP.docx
- 36C26027R0002 0002.pdf
- Atch. 3 531-25-102 - Expand ED - Final Specifications Vol. 2.pdf
- Atch. 2 531-25-102 - Expand ED - Final Specifications Vol. 1.pdf
- Atch. 1 531-25-102 - Expand ED - SOW.pdf
- Atch. 7 531-25-102 VAAR 852.219-75 SubContractor Limitations Cert.pdf
- Atch. 8 Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf
- Atch. 4 531-25-102 - Expand ED - Final Drawings - Floor Plan.pdf
- Atch. 6 531-25-102 - Expand ED - Wage Det. ID20260104 05.18.2026.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Atch. 5 531-25-102 - Expand ED - Final Drawings Stamped.pdf: too large
Full brief
What they want
- Phase 1: demolish and rebuild the former Purple Team clinic space as part of the expanded ER while the current ER stays open
- Phase 2: demolish and rebuild the current ER space so the whole area becomes one larger, continuous ER
- Renovate 10,700 sf in Building 85 (first floor); expand the 5,700 sf ER to 8,900 sf; reconfigure and relocate 1,800 sf of admitting, corridors and waiting
- Full building trades: demolition, structural, walls, flooring, ceilings, windows, millwork, HVAC and controls, plumbing, medical gas, patient lifts, electrical, telecom, nurse call, security, fire alarm and sprinklers
- Possible asbestos and/or lead abatement
- Follow Class IV infection control (ICRA) rules, hospital security and safety rules during all work
- Handle testing and lab services, waste disposal and your own quality control
- Finish within 443 calendar days after notice to proceed
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price construction contract; negotiated RFP with best value award
- Period of performance
- 443 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. A Limited Notice to Proceed (for submittals and procurement) follows the preconstruction meeting; the construction Notice to Proceed is likely Spring 2027.
- Place of performance
- Boise VA Medical Center, 500 W. Fort St., Boise, ID 83702 (Building 85)
- Estimated value
- Between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00 (stated as the magnitude of the project)
- How they'll choose
- Best value: one firm-fixed-price award to the highest technically rated qualified contractor at a fair and reasonable price
- Offers due
- 10/30/26, 10:00am (MDT)
- How to submit
- Email only, to Melissa Howard (melissa.howard2@va.gov) and Sandra Snediker (Sandra.snediker@va.gov); hard copies and faxes are not accepted
- Page limits
- Volume 1 Technical Experience narrative: 20 pages maximum. Volume 2 Past Performance: 25 pages maximum.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1: Technical Experience (most important)
- Factor 2: Past Performance
- Factor 3: Price/Cost (least important)
What to include when you submit
- Three volumes: Volume 1 Technical Experience, Volume 2 Past Performance, Volume 3 Price/Cost; each needs a table of contents
- Volume 1: 2 to 4 similar renovation projects completed in the last 5 years as prime contractor, with award amount, dates, original vs actual cost and schedule, challenges, and a reference plus an alternate reference not affiliated with you
- Volume 2: final CPARS printout for each Volume 1 project, or send the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 8) to each reference so they return it to the VA; no past performance on projects not listed in Volume 1
- Volume 3: signed SF 1442, acknowledgment of all amendments, SF 24 offer guarantee (bid bond), completed representations and certifications, and the 52.209-13 arms control certification
- Include the 52.219-28(h) post-award small business representation if applicable
- Include the signed Attachment 7 (VAAR 852.219-75 subcontracting limitations certificate) with your proposal
- Joint ventures must include a certification from each SDVOSB partner
- Questions were due by email 10/13/26 at 10:00am MDT; a formal site visit was scheduled for 10/5/26 at 8:30am MDT
You must have
- Must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; this is a 100% set-aside
This is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside.
- Must be small under the NAICS 236220 size standard of $45 million
The NAICS is 236220 with a size standard of $45M.
- Offer guarantee (bid bond, SF 24) of at least 20% of the offer, capped at $3 million, due with the proposal
The offer guarantee/Bid Bond amount shall be at least twenty percent (20%) of the offer amount but shall not exceed $3 million.
- Limit on subcontracting for general construction: no more than 85% of the amount paid by the government may go to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs or VOSBs
more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed
- Experience as prime contractor on 2 to 4 recent comparable projects in an active 24-hour high-acute patient care unit
A construction renovation or alteration project completed in an active twenty-four hour operational high acute patient healthcare unit
- Referenced projects must be completed within the past 5 years with you as the prime contractor
Projects submitted must have been completed with the offeror as the prime contractor for the project.
- Joint ventures must certify each partner is a certified SDVOSB and that the JV agreement complies with 13 CFR 128.402
Failure to properly certify is a material defect.
- Worker safety training: all employees need the 10-hour OSHA construction course; foremen and supervisors need the 30-hour course
shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified Construction
Not in the notice text
- Whether performance and payment bonds are also required after award (the SF 1442 form fields are not clear in the text)
- Details of Phase II, which the specification lists as TBD
- Contents of the Davis-Bacon wage determination (Atch. 6 is a scanned file with no readable text)
- Most of the drawings (Atch. 5, stamped drawings, too large) and most of the technical specifications
- Part of the RFP text (sections between the contract clauses and Section 6.4 were left out), including any rating definitions and submission format details
- Number of days the government can hold offers for acceptance
- Final answers to other bidder questions; only Amendment 0002 (one RFI) was provided
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C26027R0002
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 260-Network Contract Office 20 (36C260)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1DA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Boise, ID
- Contracting contact
- Melissa D Howard, Contractormelissa.howard2@va.gov
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
531-25-102. Posting Amendment 0002 to answer only one RFI question.
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