Y1DZ--Renovate Building 9A for EHRM Administration- EHRM Project 557-21-703

The Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration, Program Contracting Activity Central) issued a Sources Sought (market research) notice to renovate ~6,768 sq ft of the 3rd floor of Building 3A at Columbia VAMC for EHRM training and administrative space; scope includes partitions, ceilings, flooring, doors/finishes, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, DataCom, and lead-based paint remediation. The notice requests capability statements and bonding information from interested contractors and indicates the procurement will be competitive, using a firm-fixed-price design-bid-build approach with an estimated construction magnitude of $2,000,000–$5,000,000. The notice was posted Dec 11, 2025 and responses are due Dec 22, 2025; it is a sources-sought (not a grant) and currently active.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) is conducting market research for the renovation of approximately 6,768 sq. ft. on the third floor of Building 3 at the Columbia VAMC. The project involves converting the space to administrative and training use, including removal and replacement of partitions, ceilings, flooring, doors, and finishes, as well as lead-based paint remediation and system modifications. This notice is for market research (Sources Sought) and not a solicitation, with an estimated project cost between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Renovate approx. 6,768 SF of the third floor for conversion to administrative and training usage. The scope will include removal of partitions, resurface of the perimeter walls and providing new interior partitions. Additionally, new ceilings, flooring, doors, and finishes will be provided, but the training room/workstations are owner furnished, and owner installed. Further, the existing fire protection system will be adjusted and extended to cover the newly renovated areas. The hvac system will include a new custom air handler with vav terminal units, new ductwork and registers, and -one split system air conditioner. The hot and chilled water will be extended from an existing source to the ahu and the vavs. A small stainless-steel sink has been added to the breakroom, and water and sanitary piping is extended to the sink, and a new floor drain in the mechanical room is provided for condensate.

The project shall include, but is not limited to, remodeling three existing rooms (room numbers 321, 406, & 407) for temporary EHRM Classrooms (maybe used for other purposes in the future) and one existing office administration, room 414. All rooms are in Building 2. The renovation shall include demolition and remodel of all four rooms to replace: lay-in ceiling system, light fixtures, flooring, wall coverings, IT & electrical outlets. The renovation shall include indoor AC package units in rooms 321, 406, & 407, physical security assessment and upgrades and any hazardous material abatement based on site ACM report. Mechanical work shall involve minor work on the roof that shall involve new curbs and roof repair at the site of the mechanical work, and the installation of wall mounted louvers that shall require penetration and repair at exterior walls where they occur.