Q702--El Paso Health Care Center IOT&A

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Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC)

September 3, 2025
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Initial Outfitting, Transition, and Activation Services in support of the El Paso Health Care Center.

100% SDVOSB SET ASIDE

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) intends to solicit quotes to provide non-personal Initial Outfitting, Transition, and Activation (IOT&A) services for the El Paso Health Care Center. This requirement supports VHA's mission by providing contractor support services to help bring the facility into full planned operations that will provide health care services to Veterans. This will be a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated Period of Performance of (39) thirty-nine months.
The United States Congress approved the construction of the New El Paso Health Care Center (HCC) for the El Paso
Veterans Affairs Health Care System (EPVAHCS). This project is a Major Construction project that will construct a new
health care center on Ft. Bliss Garrison land. The project will be a joint effort between VA, CFM, VHA, USACE and Ft. Bliss.

The El Paso VA Health Care System has been approved for this major construction project to create an expanded service
opportunity for Veteran health care. El Paso VA Health Care Center proposed to build a new El Paso VA Healthcare
Facility with approximately 492,996 new usable square feet (NUSF). The types of Services to be offered in the new
facility will include but will not be limited to the following:

Prosthetics
Geriatrics and Extended Care Clinic
Audiology & Speech Pathology Service
Dental
Whole Health Clinic
Pharmacy
Primary Care
Radiology
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service
Women s Health
Special Exams
Surgical Services
Medical Specialties
Behavioral Health
Community Care Service

This requirement will be set-aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) using FAR Part 12, 13 and 37. To be eligible for an SDVOSB set aside under VA s Veterans First Contracting Program, SDVOSBs must:
be verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as SDVOSB (see https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ for details)
and
meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541614.

The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on Contract Opportunities for download on or about 09 February 2026. Potential offerors are advised that there may be truncated response time on the solicitation that will follow this Pre-Solicitation notice. Anticipated closing date of the solicitation will be 05 March 2026. Solicitation initial posting date and the closing date are subject to change as necessary.

Any questions for this Pre-solicitation notice should be sent via e-mail to both Michele.Laser@va.gov and Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov. No telephone requests/questions will be accepted.

This Pre-Solicitation notice does not constitute a request for proposals.

P.O.C: Michele.Laser@va.gov, Contract Specialist
Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov, Contracting Officer

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