THIS IS A PRESOLICIATION NOTICE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 9, 2026 (i.e., estimated) Salt Lake City VA Medical Center (SLC VAMC) Statement of Work REPLACE FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT (FF&E) Project Number: 660-26-220 Project Title: Replace Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) IPU General Objectives and Requirements Number and Title of project: 660-26-220 Replace Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) IPU. Authority for the project: Veterans Affairs (VA); National Contracting Office (NCO) 19. Purpose of the project: To replace all sinks, toilets, and locksets in all IPU patient rooms, to replace the grid ceiling in all patient areas, including the hallways, community rooms including the sunroom, where patients have physical access, as well as the sally port areas, with either a hard gypsum ceiling with access panels or a mental health grade ceiling panel system, see attached floor plan for locations of each of ceiling type. The door to the laundry area needs to be replaced with a door with built in wicket door (it s possible we may allow a new door to be installed to open outward, for the laundry room, but this must be approved by the COR) to eliminate barricade risk. All patient room and patient bathroom doors with hardware to receive new anti-ligature hardware and anti-ligature strike/latch assemblies. Must provide adequate number of sizes of anti-ligature access doors to all areas above the ceiling requiring any maintenance access. Please estimate to provide around 1 access door for every 100SF of solid ceiling installed, although final locations will need to be determined once ceiling is open and access doors can be scheduled. Background: It was determined, through The Joint Commission (TJC) Environment of Care (EOC) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) survey, that several aspects of the IPU are degraded beyond repair. Scope and methodology: To replace the entire grid ceiling with a gypsum ceiling, mental health grade panels and tamper-resistant access panels, all patient-use fixtures, and all patient room doors and hardware. The project shall consist of 6 distinct construction phases. This was decided after stakeholders input to maintain access to the isolation room and emergency egress. The C&A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. Tasks and Associated Deliverables Description of tasks and associated deliverables: Construction tasks and deliverables shall be in accordance with this statement of work (SOW), construction specifications, and drawings. Complete the following tasks: To replace 1,090 SF of existing acoustical ceiling tile (ACT) ceiling system with a framed 5/8 gypsum drywall ceiling system, with access panels: Access panels must be installed and sized appropriately where maintenance access is required (junction boxes, etc.) All access panels must be tamper proof and accessible with a specialized key. Wall repair shall be a level IV finish, where distur…