Presolicitation notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of, for the procurement of construction services to replace the steam system at the Altoona Veteran Administration Medical Center in Altoona, PA. The project must comply with applicable codes, VA policy/standards, and the terms of the contract. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses, and supervision. The period of performance is 720 calendar days. The solicitation, specifications, and drawings will be available on the Contracting Opportunities website. Interested parties must register on the website to obtain solicitation documents and amendments. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation. The project is being solicited as a tier evaluation, with priority given to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and other small businesses. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. The estimated construction cost is between $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00. The solicitation issue date is approximately December 6th, 2023. All questions must be submitted in writing via email. A pre-bid conference/site visit will be conducted, and offerors must be registered in the System Award Management System (SAM) and verified in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) at the time of proposal offering. Failure to meet these requirements will result in disqualification. A site visit is scheduled for December 13th, 2023, at the Altoona VAMC.