INTRODUCTION The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single firm–fixed–price contract for the design–bid–build EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades construction project #765–24–700, at the Great Lakes Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy CMOP, located at 5000 S 5th Ave Bldg. 37 NW, Hines, IL 60141–3030. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The scope of this project includes facility infrastructure upgrade to support the new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system in accordance with VA OEHRM Site Infrastructure requirements (provided by VHA). Infrastructure improvements as part of this scope include, but are not limited to the following: Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades, Server Room upgrades, Telecommunication Room (TR) Upgrades, relocation of servers, Communications Infrastructure Upgrade and Upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone to Telecommunications rooms and enclosures from the DEMARC room per the OIT standards. ADMINISTRATIVE The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR part 15 and will be evaluated in accordance with the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued as a total Service–Disabled Veteran–Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set–aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued in early 2nd quarter of FY 26. The period of performance is approximately 426 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to [email? redacted].