Department of Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
36C24627B0002
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
236220
Product service code
Z2DA
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-02
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
Place of performance
SALEM
Contracting contact
DANIEL.SPAULDING@VA.GOV
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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE 658-19-103 Renovate Surgical Suite Phase II Salem VA Medical Center (Salem, Virginia) The Department of Veterans Affairs, Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, has a requirement for a contractor to provide construction services to complete Project 658-19-103 Renovate Surgical Suite Phase II in accordance with the solicitation and any resulting contract. DESCRIPTION: Project 658-19-103 Renovate Surgical Suite Phase II: This construction services project includes general construction, structural, architectural, fire suppression, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm systems trades to perform work in Building 143 at the Salem VA Medical Center. The purpose of the project is to expand and renovate an existing surgical suite to comply with the current VA design guidelines and provide innovative functional spaces. This requirement corrects several outstanding deficiencies discovered during the facilities condition assessment (FCA) as a result of obsolete equipment and infrastructure for surgical services per the VA Design Manual and other dictating medical codes. The project will be broken down into four phases with each phase being completed and activated prior to the next phase beginning. The first phase will consist of creating three new operating rooms in a currently vacant area of the hospital, resulting in no impact to operating room functions. The second phase will include complete renovation of the existing operating rooms, and patients will be re-routed to the new operating rooms constructed during the first phase. Phase three will include the nursing station pre-op area. This is not expected to impact patient care as alternative areas nearby will be used for post-op. The final phase includes what is currently the post-op recovery and surgical area. The place of performance is the Salem VA Medical Center at 1970 Roanoke Blvd. Salem VA 24153. The period of performance for this project is 840 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. The NAICS code for this action is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (SBA Size Standard: $45.0m annual revenue). The Product Service Code is Z2DA, Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries. UNRESTRICTED SOLICITATION: The solicitation being issued will be Unrestricted without any set-aside. Only one award will be made. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be made available on or around Friday, October 16, 2026. The solicitation and any amendments will be posted on this website, www.sam.gov, Contract Opportunities. The solicitation will include instructions to offerors/bidders. This notice is for informational purposes only. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties should register on this website. It is the offeror/bidders responsibility to check the web site periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access in SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. Offerors/bidders must have an active SAM.gov registration at time of offer/bid submission and throughout the evaluation and award phase. Contractors please note: Representations and Certifications can be maintained, online, in the System for Award Management (SAM), at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1.
Contact
Point of contact
DANIEL SPAULDING
Role
the contracting officer
Email
DANIEL.SPAULDING@VA.GOV
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