Y1DA--36C25726C0068 549-23-601 Upgrade Chillers & Cooling Towers

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 in San Antonio, Texas, has issued a contract award for the Upgrade Chillers & Cooling Towers at the Dallas VA Medical Center under solicitation number 36C25726B0001, with a performance period of 548 calendar days after the notice to proceed. The contract is a fixed-price construction award structured under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, requiring the contractor to possess verified SDVOSB certification and comply with all associated socioeconomic requirements including the VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified SDVOSBs and compliance with Executive Order 13899. The work involves all labor, materials, equipment, and testing necessary to upgrade the energy center’s chiller and cooling tower systems in accordance with detailed contract documents, applicable construction standards including ASTM, ASME, NFPA, ANSI, NEMA, and VA-specific guidelines, and stringent inspection criteria governed by FAR 52.246-12 for construction inspection and 52.246-21 for warranty of construction. The contract mandates compliance with the Buy American Act for construction materials, requires a performance and payment bond, and imposes detailed packaging, marking, and preservation requirements for all delivered materials, including bar-coded nameplates, engraved valve tags, labeled paint samples, and protection from UV exposure and environmental contaminants during transit. The award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with selection based solely on price and conformance to technical requirements, and no trade-offs between cost and technical merit are permitted. The contractor must submit a comprehensive Contractor Quality Control plan, detailed rigging and HVAC maintenance documentation, as-built drawings, operating manuals, and software licenses as deliverables. Submittals must be organized into a single electronic PDF and emailed to designated VA points of contact by the April 17, 2026 deadline, with no web portal submissions accepted. The contract includes a full suite of FAR and VA-specific clauses covering changes, termination for convenience, default, subcontracting, payments, electronic submission of invoices, construction contract administration, and performance verification. Inspection and acceptance occur at the completed site, with the contractor responsible for addressing all deficiencies before final acceptance, and the government retains the authority to reject non-conforming work and charge for additional inspections. All personnel must comply with personal identity verification requirements, and materials