Solicitation
Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS) John Cochran (JC) Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912DQ26RA060
Due in 36 days
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The Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District is soliciting a single design-build style (Integrated Design and Construction) contract for a new bed tower, clinical expansion and parking garage at the VA St. Louis Health Care System John Cochran Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The estimated construction size is over $1 billion, and offers are due November 12, 2026.
Watch out for
- Over $1 billion project. The size and 100% bonding requirement are far beyond what most small businesses can carry on their own; a large prime or joint venture would likely be needed.
The estimated construction magnitude is over $1,000,000,000.
- Large bonds required. A proposal guarantee of up to $3 million plus full-value payment and performance bonds is required.
Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for the full amount (100%) of the awarded contract
- Project Labor Agreement requirement. Offers must be submitted subject to PLA requirements, and the PLA does not change the price.
Offerors shall submit an offer subject to Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirements
- Open to all sizes. Solicited as full and open, so you compete against large builders.
The project will be solicited as full and open (unrestricted).
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Full brief
What they want
- Pre-Construction Services phase under the Integrated Design and Construction (IDaC) method
- Construct a new bed tower, clinical expansion and parking garage
- Demolish several deficient and underused buildings and build new seismically compliant structures on the site
- Submit an offer subject to Project Labor Agreement requirements
- Contract type
- Integrated Design and Construction (IDaC) contract, single award
- Period of performance
- Pre-construction services phase estimated at 820 calendar days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- John Cochran VA Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
- Estimated value
- Estimated construction magnitude over $1,000,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off (single award)
- Offers due
- 2026-11-12 2:00 PM (UTC-6, as listed in the notice fields)
What they'll judge offers on
- Non-priced factors described in the solicitation
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Include a Proposal Guarantee with the proposal
- Offer subject to Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirements
- Questions to Michael France (michael.g.france@usace.army.mil) or Contracting Officer David Walsh (david.j.walsh@usace.army.mil)
You must have
- Active SAM registration (joint ventures must register as one entity)
Interested offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Proposal guarantee of 20% of the proposed price or $3,000,000, whichever is less
A Proposal Guarantee will be required with your proposal in the amount of 20% of the Offerors proposed price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.
- Payment and performance bonds for 100% of the contract before Notice to Proceed
Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for the full amount (100%) of the awarded contract
Not in the notice text
- Specific evaluation factors and their order of importance
- How and where to submit the proposal
- Construction phase schedule
- Proposal page limits
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W912DQ26RA060
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W071 Endist Kansas City
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1DA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- 63103
- Contracting contact
- Michael Francemichael.g.france@usace.army.mil
- Versions
- 7 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
****Amend 0004 posted 20261002: Provide additional updates based on bidder inquiries****Amend 0003 posted 20260925: Provide updates based on bidder inquiries****Amend 0002 posted 20260902: Provide specifics for the site visit****Amend 0001 posted 20260817: Provide correct Plans Room Key****VA Hospital Solicitation Notice W912DQ26RA060. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District is issuing a solicitation for an Integrated Design and Construction (IDaC) services delivery method contract for the construction of a new bed tower, clinical expansion, parking garage in support of the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS) John Cochran (JC) Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Offerors shall submit an offer subject to Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirements in accordance with RFO 22.5, Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Any PLA reached pursuant to the PLA requirements in the solicitation does not change the terms of the contract or provide for any price adjustment by the Government. Funds are fully available for this requirement. The project will be solicited as full and open (unrestricted). The requirements under this construction project include right sizing the VAs medical center by demolishing several deficient and underutilized buildings and then constructing multiple new modern and seismically compliant structures and facilities on the same, expanded site. The newly constructed facilities are incorporated into a master plan for future expansion and demolition of additional primary facilities. The new primary facilities will be acquired using the Integrated Design and Construction (IDaC) delivery method which includes a Pre-Construction Services Phase. The Government will evaluate the performance capability of offerors in accordance with the criteria described in the solicitation resulting in a single award under the best value continuum using the trade-off process in accordance with RFO 15.103-1 to the responsible offeror whose proposal the source selection authority determines conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the government, considering non-priced factors described in the solicitation and price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with a small business size standard of $45 million in average annual receipts. The estimated construction magnitude is over $1,000,000,000. The estimated performance period for the pre-construction services phase is 820 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP).Interested offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. A Proposal Guarantee will be required with your proposal in the amount of 20% of the Offerors proposed price or $3,000,000, whichever is less. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for the full amount (100%) of the awarded contract before the Notice to Proceed can be issued. Point of Contact: The point of contact for all questions/inquiries is Michael France at michael.g.france@usace.army.mil and David Walsh (Contracting Officer) at david.j.walsh@usace.army.mil.
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