C1DZ--AE Upgrade Nurse Call System 538-26-201 - VAMC Chillicothe

The Department of Veterans Affairs is procuring architectural and engineering design services through a firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade the Nurse Call System at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center in Ohio. The solicitation, identified as 36C25026R0032, is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 541310, with submissions due by January 6, 2026, via email to the Contract Specialist Jeremy Nee. The project has an estimated construction value between $500,000 and $1,000,000 and requires a 330-calendar-day performance period beginning upon issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Offerors must submit a completed SF-330 form with supporting documentation including resumes, organizational charts, conceptual and construction cost estimates, design narratives, a Pre-Construction Risk Assessment, and an Interim Life Safety Measures plan, all bound by a 35-page limit for the core technical narrative. The evaluation is a trade-off process, weighted heavily toward the specific experience and team cohesion of proposed personnel (20%), followed by professional qualifications, firm capacity, construction period services, past performance, geographic proximity to the site, and commitment to subcontracting with SDVOSBs, VOSBs, and other small businesses. The A/E team must include a licensed architect or professional engineer with healthcare design experience, an electrical engineer, an RCDD, and a nurse call system technician familiar with the Ascom platform. Design must comply strictly with VA Program Guide 18-15, VA Master Construction Specifications, and BIM standards, and must incorporate infection control protocols, utility outage contingencies, and construction access plans that avoid patient and staff disruption. Deliverables include complete construction documents in PDF, DWG, and RVT formats, as-built drawings, commissioning reports, a construction submittal register, and final closeout documentation, all submitted electronically with two paper copies required for certain stages. The contractor must be registered in SAM.gov, maintain active UEI and CAGE codes, enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of award, and demonstrate no overcommitment of resources. All work is performed on-site at the Chillicothe VAMC, with final inspection and acceptance occurring there after commissioning and validation of system functionality and documentation.