J061--PROJECT 675-25-804, Bid-Build Install Water Tower Projector System at Lake Nona

This procurement is a negotiated solicitation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, for the Bid-Build installation of a water tower projector system at the Lake Nona VA Facility in Orlando, Florida, under Project Number 675-25-804. The solicitation is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), requiring all offerors to provide current SBA.gov SDVOSB certification and a completed Limitation of Subcontracting Certificate. The work involves installing an outdoor-rated, UL-listed projector enclosure with a 4K-RGB laser projector, connecting it to power and data systems including a Brightsign digital signage player, engineering precise lens throw and image alignment for optimal projection on the water tower surface, and installing plenum-rated CAT6A U/FTP and fiber cabling as needed. All work must comply with TIA/EIA-568A standards, OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations, and adhere to Buy American requirements for construction materials. A detailed QA/QC plan must be submitted within two weeks of the Notice to Proceed, outlining all quality tasks and responsible personnel, with each task initiated and dated upon completion. The project is subject to VA-specific clauses including personnel vetting and credentialing, information and communication technology accessibility, and security prohibitions, requiring contractor personnel to meet the same federal and VA security standards as VA employees, including possible Tier 3 or Tier 5 background investigations for access to classified material. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price agreement with a single contract line item (CLIN 0001) and an estimated performance period of 180 calendar days following the Notice to Proceed. Offerors must submit a four-volume proposal electronically to the Contracting Officer, with strict formatting rules requiring 12-point Times New Roman text, file sizes not exceeding 5 MB, and submissions in .pdf, .docx, or .doc format. Volume one includes general information with certifications, volume two details the technical approach in a 20-page narrative, volume three provides at least five qualified past performance references from the last five years with completed questionnaires, and volume four contains the price proposal on SF1442 with a comprehensive breakdown using Attachment 10, categorized by division, and supported by a bid guarantee of either 20% of the bid or $3,000,000, whichever is less. Payment requests must be submitted