CTXVA Atrium Bird Netting

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 17 in San Antonio, Texas, is soliciting bids for the replacement of bird netting over the Atrium in Building 204 in Temple, Texas, under solicitation number 36C25726Q0562. This is a total set-aside exclusively for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under NAICS code 561710, with eligibility requiring at least 51 percent ownership and control by one or more service-disabled veterans who are certified in the SBA database; offerors must not submit SBA verification letters, as the government will verify status independently. The contract is intended to be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price arrangement, with the winning bid selected based on technical capability, proposed price, and past performance using a pairwise comparative evaluation, allowing the government to choose a higher-priced offer that provides additional benefits beyond minimum requirements. The scope is turnkey, requiring full responsibility for labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision to remove existing netting, install at least ten new cable spans, discard debris at approved locations, and complete a final walkthrough with the VA’s Project Manager or Contracting Officer’s Representative. Performance must occur within 15 days after coordination with the COR, during standard business hours, at the VA Central Texas Veterans Health Care facility, with all work governed by federal, state, and local regulations and the Infection Control Risk Assessment. Contractors must comply with a wide array of mandatory federal regulations including whistleblower protections, prohibitions on internal confidentiality agreements, personal identity verification, paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, combating human trafficking, and Buy American requirements, among others, with several deviations noted under VA-specific clauses. All employees must be vaccinated for flu and TB, provided with proper PPE, and listed by name, title, and responsibilities including hazardous materials handling, lock-out/tag-out procedures, and fire safety compliance, with VA issuing contractor badges. The prime contractor must ensure that no more than 50 percent of the contract value is paid to non-SDVOSB subcontractors, and must submit a formal certification of compliance with limitations on subcontracting, subject to audit rights by the VA for invoice and subcontract records. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF via email to elizabeth.muela@va.gov by June 29, 2026, at 10:00 a