Y1DZ--598-22-115 Site Utility Infrastructure-NLR

This procurement will be issued as a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through RFP procedures under FAR 15. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement Upgrade/Replace Site Utility Infrastructure, Project #598-22-115. The tentative date for issuing the RFP is on or around November 17, 2026, with proposals due approximately 49 calendar days later on or around January 05, 2027. There will be no public bid opening. The period of performance is 720 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Location of the work is at the Eugene J. Towbin (EJT) VA Healthcare Center, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114. The point of contact for this notice is Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov.Telephone requests will NOT be accepted. Abbreviated Scope of Work: The scope of this project includes upgrading the water source, storage, and site distribution system at the North Little Rock (NLR) Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) campus: All work shall be done is a manner and sequence to minimize impact to the campus, patients, visitors and staff. No prolonged outages are permitted and any activity affecting the campus shall be coordinated in advance. See additional sections for detailed information. The NLR campus is short of reserve water capacity. This project includes a new elevated water storage tank. The new tank installation shall include all labor and materials required for a complete and operational system including, but not limited to, supporting structure, piping, appurtenances, and accessories as required. The existing elevated 250,000-gallon water tower shall be demolished in its entirety including all below grade supporting structure, piping vaults, etc. The demolition shall be in strict accordance with the phasing schedule. A new pump house with new pumps and new pump controls is included in this project. Physical and operational security, monitoring, controls, redundancy and emergency power are included. The new pump house installation shall include all labor and materials required for a complete and operational system including, but not limited to, structure, fence, paving, piping, cameras, access control, emergency generator, appurtenances, and accessories as required. A new automated control system that interlocks to and also controls the existing south pump house as well as the new north pump house is included in this project. The new system shall be seamlessly integrated into the existing automation system currently operating the south pump house. This project also replaces all existing, failing cast iron, ductile iron, galvanized, asbestos cement, and/or any other material water pipe with new pipe as shown on the project plans. The water supply lines are generally looped to improve supply redundancy and improve the water pressure. Additionally, new backflow preventers shall be installed on the Fire Protection supply lines to buildings which have fire protection systems. This installation will include pressure testing, disinfecting, and hyper-chlorinating as required for new piping installation per Federal, State, and Local codes. Multiple phases are required and part of the project. 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction is applicable to the RFP, and the Small Business Size Standard is $45M. A 90-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 $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. Interested offerors are asked to first read over the RFP and all its associated attachments/documents in their entirety prior to forwarding any questions to the Contracting Officer. A cut-off time/date for receipt of questions will be established and listed in the RFP, as well as a time/date for the scheduled Site Visit. Only one Site Visit wil…