Solicitation
Modernize 6N Inpatient Restrooms (Swing for 3N)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified with the Small Business Administration (SBA) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs construction job. It replaces ten inpatient restroom patient care units (PCUs), each a toilet, sink and cabinet unit, on the 6 North (6N) ward at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, while the hospital stays in use. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM Central, and work runs 180 calendar days from notice to proceed. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 19, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 13 attachments weren't read (WD LA20260031 05 18 2026.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified with the Small Business Administration (SBA) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs construction job. It replaces ten inpatient restroom patient care units (PCUs), each a toilet, sink and cabinet unit, on the 6 North (6N) ward at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, while the hospital stays in use. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM Central, and work runs 180 calendar days from notice to proceed.
Who can bid (8)
- Be certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification site (veterans.certify.sba.gov); proof of certification goes in the pricing volume
- A joint venture must be a verified SDVOSB, be registered in SAM at the time of response and at award, and send its joint venture agreement with the proposal
- Qualify as small under the NAICS 236220 size standard of $45 million
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- Submit a bid bond with the proposal (wet-signed, notary impressions clearly visible) and a surety form (Exhibit E) completed by your surety
- Return the completed limitations on subcontracting certificate (VAAR clause 852.219-75): for general construction, no more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government, excluding materials, may go to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs
- Have the annual veterans employment report (VETS-4212) completed and accepted before award
- Provide a 30-hour OSHA certified superintendent from your own staff, fully dedicated to this project while work is on site
- Show a safety record of no more than three serious, one repeat or one willful OSHA violation in the past three years (Exhibit D), with explanations if exceeded, and an EMR letter from your insurance carrier
How to submit: By email: all volumes plus a copy of the bid bond. The contract specialist is Andrea Payton, Andrea.Payton@va.gov.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: Certified SDVOSBs only. Only businesses certified as service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) in the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification site can be considered, joint ventures included; others are not evaluated.
- Serious: Bid bond due with the proposal. A bid bond (a surety's guarantee that you will sign the contract if selected) must be wet-signed, notarized and emailed with the proposal, and your surety must complete Exhibit E.
- Serious: Subcontracting limit certificate required. The Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clause 852.219-75 certificate must come back with the proposal or the offer is ineligible; for construction, no more than 85% of payments, excluding materials, may go to non-SDVOSB firms.
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- Worth checking: Full-time dedicated 30-hour OSHA superintendent. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour superintendent must be your own employee and cannot be split across other projects at the same facility.
- Worth checking: Safety record and EMR letter required. Exhibit D needs your OSHA violation history and your experience modification rate (EMR, an insurance rating of past claims) on your insurance carrier's letterhead; offers missing Exhibits D and E are rated lower.
- Worth checking: Similar hospital-type past projects needed. Past performance counts projects from the past five years; a relevant project is construction in a clinical, hospital or other medical use space similar in size and scope.
- Worth checking: Work inside an occupied hospital. Scheduling must be coordinated with the contracting officer's representative (COR), infection control containment applies, and noisy or smelly work moves to evenings or weekends, which can raise labor cost.
- Worth checking: VETS-4212 report before award. The annual veterans employment report must be filed and accepted before award on contracts over $150,000.
- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. Davis-Bacon is the federal prevailing wage rule for construction workers; the wage determination is attached but was not read here, so check the rates before pricing.
- Minor: Exhibit E volume placement differs. The general proposal information and the Factor 4 list place Exhibits D and E with the price submission, while Exhibit E says it goes with the technical package; ask the contract specialist which volume to use.
- Minor: Site visit on October 30, 2026. An organized site visit is the only one planned; attendance is not mandatory but is highly suggested.
- Minor: Questions due 14 calendar days before the response due date. Requests for information (RFIs) go on Exhibit F by email at 2:00 PM CST and are answered by amendment; late questions are not accepted.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 1 of 13 not read. Show which files.
- 36C25626R0108.pdf (read)
- 6N Replace Toilets - 2 - SOW - 667-27-130_7-13-26.pdf (read)
- Current 6N Swivet Toilet locations.pdf (read)
- 6N Replace Toilets - 9 - Example PCU Cutsheet.pdf (read)
- 667-27-130 Modernize 6N Inpatient Restrooms - Combined Specs.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT A Past Performance Relevancy.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT B Past and Present Performance Qestionnaire.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT C Subcontractor Information.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT F Request for Information.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT D Safety Form.pdf (read)
- EXHIBIT E Surety Form.pdf (read)
- 6 NORTH TOILET ICRA 7-15-26.pdf.pdf (read)
- WD LA20260031 05 18 2026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Remove 10 existing swivette-type PCUs (toilet, cabinet, countertop, sink, faucet and hardware) from the 6N intensive care unit (ICU) rooms
- Install 10 new VA-approved fixed-type PCUs, each with a stainless steel toilet, cabinet, countertop, sink, faucet and hardware, tied into the existing water and sewer connections
- Prep, patch and paint the wall areas where the old units were, matching the existing paint color
- Provide new privacy curtain tracks and curtains near the new fixtures
- Follow the infection control risk assessment for construction (ICRA): containment, sealed openings, negative air machines, dust control and final cleaning
- Keep adjacent occupied spaces working; do noisy, vibrating or smelly work outside regular hours (weekdays 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM) or on weekends, scheduled with the COR
- Give at least 14 days' advance notice of any utility outage or work that may affect patient care
- Meet accessibility rules (Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards and the VA Barrier Free Design Guide) and send a daily contractor production report with a safety topic
- Contract type
- Fixed-price construction contract: one lump-sum job item on a negotiated (request for proposals) Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442), the construction offer form
- Period of performance
- Begin performance within 10 calendar days after notice to proceed; finish all work within 180 calendar days from notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, 510 E. Stoner Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, per the solicitation
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff. Factors 1, 2 and 3 are equal in importance; together they are approximately equal to Factor 4 (Price). The Government expects to hold discussions but may award without them.
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- By email: all volumes plus a copy of the bid bond. The contract specialist is Andrea Payton, Andrea.Payton@va.gov.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1, Schedule and Quality Management: (a) Schedule (draft project schedule), (b) Quality Management; 1a is more important than 1b
- Factor 2, Professional Qualifications and Specialized Experience: (a) Key Prime Contractor Staff, (b) Subcontractors; 2a is more important than 2b
- Factor 3, Past Performance: 1 to 5 similar projects completed within the last five years
- Factor 4, Price
What to include when you submit
- Factor 1 (Schedule): send a draft project schedule using a fictitious notice-to-proceed start date of 02/03/2027 (for the draft schedule only), covering the pre-construction conference, site preparation and mobilization, critical milestones, punch list, demobilization and closeout within the period of performance
- Factor 1 (Quality Management): explain proposed quality control techniques, how quality issues are managed and resolved, and who is responsible for quality and what authority that person has
- Factor 2 (Key staff): send an organization chart with projected personnel names and proposed subcontractors, plus resumes for the site superintendent, project manager and quality control manager showing education, qualifications, experience, current workload and projected workload
- Factor 2 (Subcontractors): use Exhibit C (Subcontractor Information and Consent Form)
- Factor 3 (Past performance): send at least one and no more than five projects completed within the last five years that are similar in size, complexity and scope; complete one Exhibit A (Past Performance Relevancy) for each project
- Factor 3: send Exhibit B (Past Performance Questionnaire) to each reference; the reference returns it to the contracting office separately, and offerors are not penalized if a reference does not return it
- Factor 3: use Exhibit C if the prime relies on a subcontractor's past performance
- Factor 4 (Price): send the signed SF 1442 and any amendments, the completed schedule of offer items, the completed continuation of SF 1442 (divisional price distribution sheet), Exhibit D (safety form with experience modification rate, EMR) and Exhibit E (surety form), and a legible bid bond with clear notary impressions
- Factor 4: also send the completed VAAR clause 852.219-75, 52.219-1 Small Business Representation, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation, 52.225-9 Buy American, and 52.209-7 and 52.209-13 if applicable
- Put the proof of SDVOSB certification (the verification seal) in the pricing volume; a joint venture must also send its joint venture agreement
- Bid bond signatures should be wet signed with no white-out corrections
- Submit questions on Exhibit F (Request for Information form) by email to Andrea Payton and Contracting Officer Kaitlyn West; answers come by amendment
- Highlight factor headings in yellow or bold text
Not in the notice text
- Part of the solicitation was not read: the middle of 36C25626R0108.pdf (rest of Factor 2, price instructions, insurance and other clauses) and the middle of the combined specifications are attached but not read, and the Davis-Bacon wage determination (WD LA20260031 05 18 2026.pdf) is attached but not read.
- The wage rates under the Davis-Bacon wage determination.
- Whether performance and payment bonds are required after award, and the bond amounts.
- Insurance requirements (supplemental insurance requirements are in the solicitation but were not read).
- Key staff experience requirements beyond the five years stated for the project manager and superintendent, and any page limits.
- Cabinet and countertop color and material are listed as to be decided during the submittal phase.
- No incumbent is named.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: By email: all volumes plus a copy of the bid bond. The contract specialist is Andrea Payton, Andrea.Payton@va.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256), Ridgeland, MS
- Product/service code
- Y1DA · Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 18, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Sep 2, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to remove and replace ten (10) existing inpatient restroom Patient Care Units (PCUs) with VA-approved fixed-type toilet, sink, cabinet, and countertop assemblies. Work includes demolition of existing units, reuse of existing plumbing connections, wall repair and painting, installation of new PCUs, and installation of new privacy curtain tracks and curtains. All work shall be performed in an occupied healthcare environment while minimizing disruptions to facility operations and maintaining access to adjacent spaces. The required period of performance is 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.
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