Y1DZ--PN: 636-26-305 Correct Parking Garage Safety Deficiencies (OM) 2237: 636-26-3-5297-0001

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 23, is preparing to issue a Two-Phase Design-Build solicitation for correcting safety deficiencies in the parking garage at the VA Health Care System Central Plains in Omaha, Nebraska. This project, titled 636-26-305, will involve the design and installation of a dry-pipe fire suppression system and jump prevention barriers within the garage, ensuring compliance with Veterans Health Administration guidelines and incorporating best practices. The barriers must be architecturally consistent with the existing structure and designed for easy removal and reinstallation. The contract is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with bids accepted only from firms certified in the SBA’s SDVOSB database. The selected contractor must provide a fully integrated Design-Build team comprising licensed professionals across multiple disciplines, including architecture, civil, structural, mechanical/plumbing, electrical, fire protection, and environmental engineering. A fire protection engineer with specific VA qualifications and an independent peer review for life-safety and fire protection are required. The solicitation follows the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Two-Phase Design-Build selection procedures, where Phase I evaluates initial proposals to select up to four firms to proceed to Phase II, where technical and pricing proposals will be reviewed before award. The estimated solicitation date is late February 2026, with an award around mid-June 2026. The design phase is expected to be completed within 100 calendar days of award, with total design and construction wrapping up within 280 calendar days, including all closeout documentation and cleanup. All bidders must be registered and active in the SAM database, have a Unique Entity Identifier, and comply with federal reporting requirements as applicable.