Y1DA--PN: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing (DM) AP: 36C263-26-AP-1431

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 23, is preparing to issue a Two-Phase Design-Build solicitation for the installation and testing of patient ceiling lifts at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. This project is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with the solicitation anticipated to be released around June 3, 2026, and an estimated award date of October 30, 2027. The project budget is estimated between $2 million and $5 million, under NAICS code 236220 for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. Only contractors verified in the SBA certification database as SDVOSB at the time of proposal submission will be eligible to participate. The project entails a comprehensive turnkey design and construction service that includes the installation, testing, certification, and training related to approximately 194 patient ceiling lift actions across the Des Moines VA campus, covering replacements, additions, and removals with bariatric capabilities incorporated. The selected design-build team must include licensed professionals in architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection disciplines, and demonstrate relevant past performance with references. The contract period of performance spans 730 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with the design phase specifically allocated 100 calendar days. Contractors must be registered in the SAM database with a Unique Entity Identifier and complete all required representations and certifications before submitting proposals. The solicitation process will follow FAR 36.101-2 procedures, where Phase I will narrow the field to no more than five firms to move forward into Phase II for final technical and pricing evaluations.