# Replace Switchgear Bldg 18 Construction Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24625b0026 - Solicitation number: 36C24625B0026 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to National Project Management LLC for $3,791,982.00 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246) - NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction - Product or service code: Z2DZ Repair Or Alteration Of Other Hospital Buildings - Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside - Place of performance: North Carolina - County: Durham County (FIPS 37063). https://abierto.us/counties/durham-county-nc-37063 - City: Durham. https://abierto.us/cities/durham-nc-3719000 - First posted: May 22, 2025 - Last posted: October 22, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3b07bd0aeae14bc9a97552e69158132b/view ## Description **Description of Work - Summary:** The switchgear in Building #1 at the Durham VA Health Care Center, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC has been inspected and deemed deficient. There is an immediate need to replace the switchgear as it is past its life cycle. Estimated construction magnitude is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. **NAICS CODE:** **236220 Size Standard:** $45.0 Million General: The contractor shall upgrade the distribution system for building 18 normal power switchgear and transformers to meet the power requirement for redundancy in Building 18 at the Durham VA Health Care System. The contractor shall provide phasing coordination for each section below to minimize impact to normal operations. The contractor is responsible for providing all supervision, materials, labor, equipment, transportation, testing, and storage for this project. The contractor may be required to provide alternate source of power to minimize operation impacts. The contractor shall replace the existing substation B18-SWGR-Main A/B including transformers B18-XF-T6 and B18-XF. All work shall be performed according to the attached drawings and specifications. **Specific Requirements:** The construction for this project will cover the following but not limited to: Provide new switchgear and related transformers in Building1 BG-000 Provide new Substations and distribution switchgear. Provide new transformers to replace T-6 and T-7. Provide a new tie breaker that can properly transfer power without having manually load shed power to close the breaker. Relocate the distribution circuits to the new switchgear room. Provide a concrete foundation to house the new switchgear. Modify the existing OIT and HAC closet. Modify the existing location to properly house the new equipment. Provide a warranty in accordance with the FAR. All material and installation will be in accordance to all state and federal codes, NFPA, ANSI standards, drawings, and specifications. Electrical distribution components (switchboards) would include provisions to manually limit the potential energy due to potential fault conditions(Arc Quenching) when operating or maintaining the equipment to ensure maintenance and operational safe working conditions while maintaining system reliability and required code/efficiency ratings. **Installation Requirements:** Competent, experienced, licensed or certified workers shall perform crafts requiring specialized skills. All work shall be performed in full accordance with applicable local and Federal regulations. All equipment and installation shall conform to the VA master specifications. All equipment and installation shall conform to the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), including the National Electrical Code (NEC). The Supplier shall use good safety practices while working. All hardware should be installed in such a manner to minimize damage and maximize patient and employee safety. All equipment and procedures shall conform to OSHA, NEMA, and ANSI Standards and conform to the Standard Building Code and the Standard Mechanical Code. All installations for the Durham VAMC shall conform to VAR and FAR standards. Normal working hours shall be 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday – Federal Holidays or any other Holiday designated by the President of the United States excluded. Some work may be outside normal working hours. For working outside the “normal working hours” as defined in this contract, the vendor shall give 3-day notice to the Contracting Officer so that arrangements can be provided for the employees. This notice is separate from any notices required for utility shutdown described later in this section. No photography of VA premises is allowed without written permission of the Contracting Officer. Execute work to interfere as little as possible with normal functioning of Medical Center, including operations of utility services, fire protection systems and any existing equipment, and with work being done by others. Use of equipment and tools that transmit vibrations and noises through the building structure, are not permitted in buildings that are occupied jointly by patients or medical personnel, and Contractor’s personnel, except as permitted by COR where required by limited working space. No utility service such as water, gas, steam sewers or electricity, or fire protection systems and communications systems may be interrupted without prior approval of COR. Electrical work shall be accomplished with all affected circuits or equipment de energized. When an electrical outage cannot be accomplished, work on any energized circuits or equipment shall not commence without the Medical Center Director’s prior knowledge and written approval. The vendor shall submit a request to interrupt any such services to COR, in writing, 15 working days in advance of proposed interruption. Request shall state reason, date, exact time of, and approximate duration of such interruption. Working outside the normal business hour may be necessary to limit the impact as much as possible. VA reserves the right to close or shut down the project site and order the vendor’s employees off the premises in the event of a national emergency. The vendor may return to the site only with the written approval of the Contracting Officer. **Site and Building Access:** Maintain free and unobstructed access to facility emergency services and for fire, police and other emergency response forces in accordance with NFPA 241. Means of Egress: Do not block exiting for occupied buildings, including paths from exits to roads. Minimize disruptions and coordinate with COR. **Hot Work:** Perform and safeguard hot work operations in accordance with NFPA 241 and NFPA 51B. Coordinate with COR. Obtain permits from facility Safety Manager at least 24 hours in advance. The contractor shall maintain neat and orderly work areas and shall clean area of debris and rubbish daily and dispose of waste materials offsite per hospital policies. The contractor shall provide a dumpster if it is determined to be necessary, and shall work with the COR in advance for a spot-on site to establish the dumpster. Space on campus is limited and a dumpster location is not guaranteed. Testing will be accordance with ANSI standards and IEE standards unless otherwise provided in specifications for new devices provided. Coordinate with COR for all Factory Acceptance Testing. Contractor must have an EMR Rating of 1 or less and must not have any Repeat, and Willful, or more than three serious OSHA Violations or any EPA violations within the past 3 years. These ratings must be provided by contractor’s insurance company for verification. To our understanding, this should be included to the bidding documents that are to be provided and this language should be included in contracting document for GC required bidding documents. List of contractor trade to include but is not limited as follows. All trade personnel must meet the specifications. Qualified Electricians Drywaller Floor installers Painters Plumbers Fire sprinkler specialists HVAC Place of Performance: Tasks will be performed at the VA Medical Center Durham, VA. Work will be around an occupied healthcare facility in operation 24 hours a day. This work will require appropriate personal protective equipment and proper infection control measures. Work will be phased to minimize disruption to clinic and medical center operations. **Period of Performance:** Completion of project shall be 238 calendar days from NTP. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: National Project Management LLC (UEI QUT2FKTVKPL3) - Contract: 36C24626C0003, definitive contract - Obligated: $3,791,982.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 5 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24625B0026 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C246 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24626C0003_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - May 22, 2025: Presolicitation, due May 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 85ec63e3568546ce83904338fa9e7ca0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/85ec63e3568546ce83904338fa9e7ca0/view - June 16, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 77b1e4787ac141dea6accd77cf4579c4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/77b1e4787ac141dea6accd77cf4579c4/view - June 16, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 993e3e8b3de94843a63624ac10c1e89b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/993e3e8b3de94843a63624ac10c1e89b/view - June 16, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice f580e12ff36f4e29b7e0a9f8e4945bf4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f580e12ff36f4e29b7e0a9f8e4945bf4/view - July 31, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 82ec91f49b2b4004a4e3b40a968a32cf. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/82ec91f49b2b4004a4e3b40a968a32cf/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 7851b13a759f47ffa188a51affdf39e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7851b13a759f47ffa188a51affdf39e8/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 9c793707824f4d1680ed4185ca9c4530. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c793707824f4d1680ed4185ca9c4530/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c6a4137bc4554121830c0d380389707c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c6a4137bc4554121830c0d380389707c/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice d4c07c095fc34fec92b226d3e3df3695. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d4c07c095fc34fec92b226d3e3df3695/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice ebd0e9a5042f44f4b1535ccf4a255fe9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ebd0e9a5042f44f4b1535ccf4a255fe9/view - August 5, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice ef91d2310bf74c56809f40083bcd9ac0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ef91d2310bf74c56809f40083bcd9ac0/view - August 7, 2025: Solicitation, due August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 0535fd6d766048558ad98572e1edf5e4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0535fd6d766048558ad98572e1edf5e4/view - August 7, 2025: Solicitation, due August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 7617835cdace49aba9e4587d2a0124b8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7617835cdace49aba9e4587d2a0124b8/view - August 7, 2025: Solicitation, due August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 953855dac43649beb6740e65567e1504. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/953855dac43649beb6740e65567e1504/view - August 11, 2025: Solicitation, due August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 958ba2fe9e5944a393034ed2f9048f9e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/958ba2fe9e5944a393034ed2f9048f9e/view - August 12, 2025: Solicitation, due August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c1f079f73fdf465282f2ec8e2545fbd6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c1f079f73fdf465282f2ec8e2545fbd6/view - October 22, 2025: Award notice. Notice 3b07bd0aeae14bc9a97552e69158132b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3b07bd0aeae14bc9a97552e69158132b/view ## Points of contact - Alice V Custis, Contract Specialist, Alice.Custis@va.gov, 757.722.9961 ext. 18670 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24625b0026.