EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Palo Alto (VA-21-00024756)   3

Page 1 of 1 INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the Design-Build VISN 21 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades project at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) located at 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and services necessary for design, pre-construction, construction, and closeout of the project. The project includes either the relocation or remodel of approximately 60 existing telecommunications rooms (TRs) and 1 data center to bring them up to the Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) IT standards while IT services remain operational. The DB shall provide a turn-key project for these rooms in accordance with VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT) and EHRM infrastructure standards. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $39.5 million. The solicitation will be issued in early to mid-July of 2021. The period of performance is approximately 555 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to: Bridget.May@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. -END-