C1DA--Commissioning for Renovate Annex and Relocate 3D Mammography VAMC Cleveland

This solicitation, numbered 36C25026R0056, is a presolicitation amendment issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through Network Contracting Office 10 in Dayton, Ohio, for the commissioning, life-safety review, and constructability review of the renovation and relocation of a 3D mammography suite at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. The effort is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBC), requiring all offerors to be certified in the SBA’s VIP database and registered in SAM.gov. The contract, classified under NAICS code 541330 for engineering services, does not have a disclosed contract value or line-item pricing structure, instead focusing on professional service deliverables aligned with VA design and construction standards including PG-18-3, PG-18-15, and the VA Whole Building Commissioning Process Manual. Proposals must demonstrate specialized experience in hospital renovations, particularly within VA facilities, with a strong emphasis on commissioning agent certification (BCxA-CCP, ACG-CxA, etc.), qualified life-safety reviewers holding a Professional Engineer license in fire protection, and constructability reviewers with over ten years of medical construction experience. The evaluation is based on a trade-off process weighing specialized experience at 40%, professional qualifications at 25%, past performance at 15%, and additional factors including capacity, construction period experience, geographic proximity to Cleveland, and SDVOSB subcontractor commitment. All submissions must adhere to strict format requirements per VA Program Guide PG-18, including progressive design phase deliverables from 10% to 100% completion, and must include electronic files in PDF, DWG, RVT, and DOC formats, as well as physical paper bond sets of drawings and specifications. The response deadline is May 4, 2026, at 4:30 PM EDT, and the point of contact for administrative inquiries is Contract Specialist Lakeisha Jackson. Performance will occur exclusively at the Cleveland VA facility, with inspections and acceptance conducted on-site by the Government’s Contracting Officer’s Representative. Offerors must also submit a phasing plan detailing construction sequencing to minimize operational disruption, along with certifications regarding design independence, brand-name product justifications, and compliance with accessibility standards under Section 508. No packaging, marking, FOB terms, or payment office details are specified, and invoicing methods remain undisclosed.