# 689-21-111 Upgrade OR Utilities Construction (VA-23-00070791) VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24124b0027 - Solicitation number: 36C24124B0027 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation) - Status: Awarded to Ironclad Services Inc. for $32,055,621.00 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 241-Network Contract Office 01 (36C241) - NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction - Product or service code: Z2DA Repair Or Alteration Of Hospitals And Infirmaries - Place of performance: West Haven, Connecticut - City: West Haven. https://abierto.us/cities/west-haven-ct-0982800 - First posted: January 17, 2024 - Last posted: July 31, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1a979b81118f43149c82cbc42441bc56/view ## Description West Haven V.A. Medical Center Upgrade OR Utilities Construction Scope of Work April 28, 2023 The VA Connecticut Healthcare System seeks a contractor to construct complete utility replacements and upgrades that meet current VA requirements for the existing OR suite with accommodations made for a future Hybrid OR. The OR Utility upgrade includes reconfiguring and modernizing approximately 6,000 square feet of existing Operating Room space including Pre-Op and Post Surgery and storage considerations for Sterile and Reusable Medical Equipment (RME). All accommodations for a future Hybrid OR shall be incorporated into this project. The selected contractor shall upgrade utilities within the Surgical suite, Sterile, RME and medical supply storage locations, mechanical spaces, and other areas required to upgrade the utilities in the surgical suite. Architectural Civil/Structural Mechanical, plumbing, and steam HVAC system Electrical power distribution Fire Protection Medical Gas Pneumatic tube Nurse Call Data and Communications including EHRM The timeframe of this project construction is of a critical nature and complex phasing shall be included to limit the shutdown of the surgical suite to less than 60 days. VAMC West Haven is seeking a general construction contractor to upgrade to current VA Standards for OR, Space & Arrangement, Building Systems, Equipment, and Technology in accordance with 100% Construction Drawings and Specifications. APPENDIX A Records Management Identified for Upgrade OR Utilities Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C chapters 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under, or relating to, this contract. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Ironclad Services Inc. (UEI LKC1YLJ12NB4) - Contract: 36C24124C0074, definitive contract - Obligated: $36,401,449.11 - Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received - Link: award number 36C24124C0074 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C241 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24124C0074_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - January 17, 2024: Solicitation, due February 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 4fb0f376ee744be094a5cf2372d23f3e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4fb0f376ee744be094a5cf2372d23f3e/view - January 17, 2024: Solicitation, due March 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 56e8266c9c024f9e984f36ce0e23a7ce. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/56e8266c9c024f9e984f36ce0e23a7ce/view - February 22, 2024: Solicitation, due March 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 006bfcdcff5f4b909b299d1fbf2496e5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/006bfcdcff5f4b909b299d1fbf2496e5/view - February 28, 2024: Solicitation, due March 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice e2a23d9230584d61a2fe88089117f3f9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e2a23d9230584d61a2fe88089117f3f9/view - March 5, 2024: Solicitation, due March 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 269e966f78af4cbabfc7ef5c1ab623ef. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/269e966f78af4cbabfc7ef5c1ab623ef/view - March 26, 2024: Solicitation, due April 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice f933da78029448cb8fe5af81f767408c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f933da78029448cb8fe5af81f767408c/view - April 2, 2024: Solicitation, due April 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 8f16497b9f3946a19822fc3b1bb8b860. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8f16497b9f3946a19822fc3b1bb8b860/view - April 10, 2024: Solicitation, due April 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 3ba36c253d094482bac26be613792858. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ba36c253d094482bac26be613792858/view - July 31, 2024: Award notice. Notice 1a979b81118f43149c82cbc42441bc56. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1a979b81118f43149c82cbc42441bc56/view ## Points of contact - Contract Specialist, Jodi Ruggiero, Judith.Ruggiero@va.gov, 401-457-1412 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24124b0027.