FY26: NRM (PROJ: 516-CSI-134) BB Prepare Site for installation of a new PET/CT   2

Background
The Bay Pines VA Health Care Center is undertaking a project to transform existing Nuclear Medicine spaces on the second floor of Building 100. The goal is to establish a new PET/CT suite that includes a scan room with a Siemens Biograph Vision 600 PET/CT scanner, a control room, and an equipment room. This project aims to enhance patient care by improving facilities while maintaining ongoing operations in the Nuclear Medicine department.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide all tools, materials, equipment, labor, and supervision necessary for the construction of the new PET/CT suite. The project involves:
- Creating a new PET/CT Scan Room (2C118) and Control Room (2C107) within the footprint of the existing Imaging Room (2C118) and adjacent areas.
- Establishing a new PET/CT Equipment Room (114) from reconfigured corridor areas.
- Renovating existing spaces to improve patient privacy and functionality, including Check-In (2C129) and Toilet Room (2C122D).
- Modifying several areas within the Nuclear Medicine suite to create a new Hot Lab (2C120), additional toilets, thyroid scanning room, three uptake rooms, and an office.
- Ensuring all work complies with VA design manuals, project drawings, specifications, and ICRA guidelines for infection control during construction.

Period of Performance
The geographic location(s) the construction projects will be performed (if provided)

Place of Performance
Bay Pines VA Health Care Center – Bay Pines, FL

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must demonstrate SDVOSB status verification for submitted proposals. They are required to provide evidence of relevant experience in similar projects completed within the last five years. Bidders must also submit a bid bond and comply with specific safety qualifications and construction standards as outlined in the solicitation.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a closely related prior contract for the same project, with Above Group identified as the awardee on 36C24824D0014-36C24824N0806 (value $485,125; 09/06/24–12/31/27). The prior award is described as “516-CSI-134 AE PET CT,” which aligns with the current effort to prepare the Bay Pines VA site for installation of a new PET/CT suite, suggesting continuity in planning/design and subsequent facility preparation activities for the same scanner installation.