INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS REQUEST FOR QUOTE SOLICITATION NO. 36C24826Q0188 ISSUE DATE: 01/09/2026, PHASE I QUOTE DUE DATE: 02/16/2026 at 10:00 AM EST PROJECT NUMBER: 673-26-112. PROJECT TITLE: Design Build Replace Fire Barrier Doors Buildings 32 and 38 PROJECT LOCATION: James A. Haley VA Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, 33612. PROJECT SUMMARY CONTRACT SHALL: Furnish all necessary professional services, equipment, labor materials, supervision, tools, testing, and specialty services to perform a design-build for the NRM Project # 673-26-112, REPLACING TWO DROP-DOWN FIRE DOORS AT THE CONNECTIONS OF BUILDING 32 AND BUILDING 38 WITH FIRE-RATED SWING DOUBLE DOORS. The work includes, but is not limited to site investigation, design and preparation of drawings, phase planning, specifications, demolition, construction, and installation. These doors shall be held open, programmed to close automatically when the adjacent smoke detectors go off. Due to the high-traffic areas of work, some work may need to be completed during WHEN (Weekend, Holiday, Evening, and Night) hours. The DB Team is to include subcontractors performing professional services under this contract and shall perform its services consistent with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by architects/engineers practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances. This will require licensing and certifications in line with the design and fire certification requirements. The DB Team shall perform its services as expeditiously as is consistent with such professional skill and care and the orderly progress of the project description in the SOW. OFFICE ISSUING THIS REQUEST: Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8 Point of Contact (POC): David Hernandez Email: David.hernandez1@va.gov Phone: (813) 893-3904 PART I GENERAL INFORMATION All references to Bid or Bidder shall be understood to mean Offer or Offeror . DEFINITIONS: Design-Build (D/B) as defined by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is procurement by the Government, under one contract, with one firm or joint venture (JV) as identified in your basic contract, for both design and construction services for a specific project. Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR is responsible for administering contracts under the immediate direction of the Contracting Officer. Design Build Contract: This term, as used herein, refers to the Contract to perform the design and construction of the project. Contractor: This term, as used herein, refers to the contractor under this contract or the D/B team. AE: This term, as used herein, refers to the Architect-Engineer firm(s)that are a part of the D/B team, also referred to as D/B/AE. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $150,000 and $200,000.00. SITE VISIT: An organized site visit is planned for 01/16/2026 AT 0900 AM EST. Meeting location is Building 42 at which point the group will make its way to the site …