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Y1DA--580-26-103 Upgrade Cooling Tower B104
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking proposals exclusively from Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses for the upgrade and rehabilitation of Cooling Tower B104 at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. This firm-fixed-price construction project involves the rehabilitation of six 1,150-ton and two 1,250-ton counter-flow induced draft cooling towers, including replacing fill material, drift eliminators, air inlet louvers, and water distribution nozzles. The contract performance period is set at 290 calendar days starting from the Notice to Proceed, with an estimated contract value between $2 million and $5 million. The solicitation is in line with the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461, requiring that at least 25% of personnel costs be allocated to employees of the awarded SDVOSB or other eligible concerns. The solicitation will be released as a Request for Proposals on or around April 29, 2026, with a 75-day proposal submission window ending May 29, 2026. Interested contractors must be registered in the SBA VetCert system for Veteran Small Business Certification, the System for Award Management (SAM), and aligned with NAICS code 238220, which governs specialty trade contractors, with an appropriate small business size standard. Submission of a bid bond is mandatory with proposals, while performance and payment bonds will be required upon award. Notifications, solicitation documents, amendments, and updates will be accessible electronically, with no hard copies mailed, and offerors are encouraged to register and monitor postings regularly to ensure receipt of all relevant information. The primary point of contact for this opportunity is Contracting Officer Tabitha K. Contreras.
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Amendment #1 posted 5/15/26.
Solicitation posted 4/29/26.
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Upgrade Cooling Towers B104 for project number 580-26-103, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications. This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published. A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall provide services to include supervision, materials and labor for the rehabilitation of six 1,150 ton counter-flow induced draft cooling tower and two 1,250 ton. Rehabilitation shall include the replacement of fill material, the replacement of drift eliminators, the replacement of air inlet louvers and water distribution nozzles. The period of performance will be 290 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about April 29, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE. A 75-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.