644-25-039 | Plumbing Infrastructure Repairs Building 1, 8, and Exterior | Phoenix, AZ

The contract is a negotiated design-build solicitation for plumbing infrastructure repairs at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, focused on replacing failing sewer and vent piping in the basements of Buildings 1 and 8, along with associated exterior systems including heat exchangers, steam and condensate piping, valves, traps, insulation, strainers, and tank systems. The contractor is responsible for all aspects of the project, from initial site investigations and design development through construction, testing, and final inspection, requiring compliance with VA-specific design manuals, plumbing specifications, and federal regulations. The work must be completed within 280 days from notice to proceed, with 90 days allocated for design and 190 for construction, and all deliverables—including 14 documented site visit reports, shop drawings, material submittals, quality control logs, testing reports, and as-built drawings in DWG, RVT, and PDF formats—must meet stringent standards outlined in FAR and VAAR clauses, with final acceptance occurring on-site by the Government’s Resident Engineer. The solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and proposals must be submitted electronically in three separate volumes—Technical, Price, and Administrative—each adhering to strict formatting rules including page limits, font size, and PDF requirements, with no hard copies permitted. The evaluation process uses a trade-off approach, weighting technical merit and risk against price, and assesses factors including technical approach, capability to perform, specialized experience, past performance, bonding capacity, schedule, and safety. Contractor personnel must secure appropriate security clearances, pass background investigations per VA Directive 0710, and comply with PIV card access controls and safeguarding requirements for federal contract information. All subcontractors must meet the same fitness and security obligations, and the contractor is prohibited from handling any Veteran or personally identifiable information. Invoicing must be processed through the VA’s EIPP electronic system, and payments are managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center. Performance is limited to the Phoenix site, with no FOB terms specified, and all material delivery costs are borne by the contractor. The contract does not include pricing data in the solicitation, with offerors required to submit fixed lump sum pricing for both design and construction components under separate CLINs, and the award will be based on a comprehensive review of technical excellence and cost efficiency within a risk-based framework.