Solicitation

CON NRM 531-25-102 | Expand Emergency Room

Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C26027R0002-0001

Due in 21 daysSDVOSB

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The VA's Network Contracting Office 20 wants one contractor to renovate and expand the emergency room at the Boise VA Medical Center in Idaho while it keeps operating. It is a firm-fixed-price construction job set aside 100% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), with a stated size of $10 million to $20 million and 443 calendar days to finish after notice to proceed. This Amendment 0001 replaces the RFP first posted 9/22/2026.

Watch out for

Hard-to-match experience requirement. Projects must be recent, similar in size and complexity, and done in an active 24-hour high-acuity healthcare unit; phasing and ICRA experience in an operating Emergency Room is rated as a strength, and Technical Experience is the most important factor. Relevant/Relevancy - A construction renovation or alteration project completed in an
Three bonds required. You need a bid bond with the proposal (20% of your offer, up to $3 million) and 100% performance and payment bonds after award, so you need strong bonding capacity for a $10-20 million job. Performance Bond (SF 25) is required: The Offeror to whom award is made will be
Large, complex live-hospital project. A $10-20 million renovation and expansion of an ER that must keep running in two seamless phases, with Level IV infection control, is a heavy lift for a small firm. Emergency Room in two (2) seamless Phases. The magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.
Site visit date may already have passed. The formal site visit was set for 10-5-26 and questions are due 10-13-26; if you missed the visit you may have to rely on the drawings and questions alone (the text does not say if the visit is mandatory). SITE VISIT: A formal Site Visit will be held 10-5-26, 8:30am (MT) at the Project Location identified
Only SBA-certified SDVOSBs can bid. Being a self-described veteran-owned firm is not enough; you must be certified by SBA and designated in SAM or your offer will not be considered. Offers received from concerns that are not SDVOSB concerns certified by SBA will not
Replacement RFP and new rules. Amendment 0001 replaces the whole 9/22/2026 RFP and the procedures follow the updated federal acquisition rules (RFO) with many deviation clauses, so work from the conformed version only. The original solicitation issued on 9-22-26 is hereby superseded by the attached conformed RFP Solicitation No.
Union-scale wages and Buy American. Davis-Bacon wage rates apply (and the latest version at award will apply), and construction materials must be domestic or from designated countries. The latest published Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination for Ada County, Idaho, for “Building” is applicable to this
Email-only submission with strict format rules. Proposals that miss format, page-limit or required-form instructions can be rejected, and a missing JV certification makes a joint venture ineligible. Proposals that do not comply with the detailed instructions for the
Product code mismatch. The SAM notice lists PSC Y1DA while the price schedule lists PSC Z2DA; this is minor but shows the documents are not fully consistent. PSC: Z2DA – Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries

Read from the notice and 2 attachments.

36C26027R0002-1cv RFP_Amend 0001 Atch.pdf
36C26027R0002 0001.pdf

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Full brief

What they want

Completely renovate and expand the Boise VA Medical Center Emergency Room in two (2) seamless phases
Keep the ER continuously operational during construction (infection control at ICRA Level IV, construction safety, site security, phased work)
Finish all work within 443 calendar days after Notice to Proceed
Furnish 100% performance and payment bonds after award
Pay Davis-Bacon wage rates (Ada County, Idaho, 'Building') and use domestic or designated-country construction materials (Buy American)
Detailed scope is in the drawings and specifications, which are not in the text provided

Contract type: Firm-fixed-price construction contract, negotiated RFP (not sealed bid)
Period of performance: 443 calendar days after Notice to Proceed; no option periods mentioned
Place of performance: Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 W Fort St., Boise, Idaho 83702
Estimated value: Project magnitude stated as between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
How they'll choose: Best value tradeoff (the Government may accept other than the lowest price)
Offers due: 10-30-26, 10:00am (MT); the notice lists 2026-10-30 10:00 (UTC-06:00), the same time
How to submit: Email only, to both Melissa Howard (melissa.howard2@va.gov) and Sandra Snediker (Sandra.snediker@va.gov). Hard copies and fax are not accepted.
Page limits: Volume 1 (Technical) narrative: 20 pages max. Volume 2 (Past Performance): 25 pages max. No limit stated for Volume 3 (Price-Cost).

What they'll judge offers on

Factor 1: Technical Experience (significantly more important than Past Performance); strengths for phasing and ICRA experience in a 24-hour operational Emergency Room
Factor 2: Past Performance (recent and relevant projects from Volume 1 only; no past performance is rated neutral). Technical Experience and Past Performance combined are significantly more important than price
Factor 3: Price-Cost (evaluated for reasonableness; prompt payment discounts not considered)

What to include when you submit

Three separate volumes: Volume 1 Technical Proposal, Volume 2 Past Performance Proposal, Volume 3 Price-Cost Proposal
Name files: Solicitation Number, Company Name, then Volume number and title
8.5 x 11 paper, single spaced, 11-point font or larger, pages numbered and marked with the RFP number, table of contents in each volume
Volume 1: 2 to 3 similar renovation projects completed in the last 5 years with your firm as prime; for each give title/location, award amount, completion date, planned vs actual dates and cost, challenges and fixes, and a reference plus an alternate (not affiliated with you)
Volume 2: final CPARS printouts for those projects; where no CPARS exists, send the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 8) to past customers to return to the two email addresses above; no other projects allowed
Volume 3: signed SF 1442, acknowledgment of all amendments, SF 24 offer guarantee (bid bond) of at least 20% of the offer but not over $3 million, completed representations and certifications, 52.209-13 arms control certification, 52.219-28 representation if applicable
Return the full text of VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certificate (Attachment 7), signed
Joint ventures must include a signed certification from each SDVOSB partner per 13 CFR 128.402
Questions due by email 10-13-26, 10:00am (MT); formal site visit 10-5-26, 8:30am (MT) at the Boise VA Medical Center (photo ID required)

You must have

Must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business designated in SAM as certified by SBA (100% SDVOSB set-aside); non-certified offers will not be considered Offers are solicited only from concerns designated in SAM as SDVOSB concerns certified by SBA.
Must be small under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million) The NAICS is 236220 with a size standard of $45M.
Offer guarantee (bid bond, SF 24) must be submitted with the proposal: at least 20% of the offer amount, not more than $3 million An Offer Guarantee/Bid Bond (SF 24) is required
Winning offeror must furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each for 100% of the contract price (SF 25 and SF 25A) Performance Bond (SF 25) is required: The Offeror to whom award is made will be
Limitations on subcontracting: for general construction, you may not pay more than 85% of the contract amount (excluding materials) to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the
Joint ventures: the SDVOSB party or parties must perform at least 40% of the joint venture's work (more than administrative functions) and each SDVOSB partner must certify shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture.
Must have 2 to 3 comparable renovation projects completed in the last 5 years with the offeror as prime contractor Projects submitted must have been completed with the offeror as the prime contractor for the project.
Insurance: general liability $500,000 per occurrence, automobile liability, workers' compensation and employer's liability of at least $100,000; evidence of general liability coverage with no asbestos exclusion before award General Liability: $500,000.00 per occurrences.

Not in the notice text

Drawings, specifications and detailed scope of work are not included in the text provided
Length and sequence of each of the two phases are not stated
The wage determination, Attachment 7 (VAAR 852.219-75 certificate) and Attachment 8 (Past Performance Questionnaire) were not provided in the text
About 20,000 characters in the middle of the RFP attachment were left out (including parts of the clause list, attachments list and bid guarantee provisions)
Whether the site visit is mandatory
VA funding limit for the project is not stated
How long offers must stay open is not clearly stated in the text provided

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Key facts

Response due: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Posted: Sep 23, 2026
Notice type: Solicitation
Solicitation: 36C26027R0002-0001
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 Howardmelissa.howard2@va.gov

Full notice text from SAM.gov

Amendment 0001 to replace RFP posted 9/22/2026

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