Z1DA--Construct Mobile Imaging Pad (VA-26-00014107)

This contract, designated as solicitation number 36C24526B0002, involves the construction of a Mobile Imaging Pad at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. It is a firm fixed-price, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside project with an estimated contract value between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The performance period is 186 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, and bids are due by December 31, 2025, following a mandatory pre-bid site visit scheduled for December 2, 2025. The construction scope includes architectural, civil, structural, plumbing, and electrical work to build a pad to support a mobile imaging trailer and accommodate required utility connections. The procurement is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 5, based in Linthicum, Maryland, with Aaron Morrison acting as the Contracting Officer. The solicitation mandates strict compliance with federal construction, safety, and quality standards, including comprehensive Contractor Quality Control and adherence to VHA Pre-Construction and Infection Control Risk Assessments to protect patients and staff during construction activities. Wage determinations apply, following FAR requirements for construction projects, and Buy American statutes govern material requirements. Key contract clauses incorporate stipulations on site conditions, payment procedures, dispute resolution, and performance and payment bonds. The contract also emphasizes labor standards, site safety, environmental controls, and infection prevention measures. Contractors must submit sealed bids using Standard Form 1442 and related bonding forms, ensuring registration in SAM.gov and SBA databases. Upon award, payment is administered electronically via the VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment system. The contract requires a robust safety and quality management team, including a qualified Contractor Quality Control System Manager with at least ten years’ experience and other specialized personnel to oversee electrical, mechanical, civil, environmental, architectural, and commissioning functions. Compliance with detailed bid set drawings, specifications, and VA and federal codes is essential, and the government will conduct inspections at the project site to verify workmanship and adherence to contract requirements prior to final acceptance.