ATTACHMENT A - IOTA IDIQ Performance Work Statement - St. Louis

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

(Attachment A)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System
John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center
New Bed Tower

INITIAL OUTFITTING, TRANSITION, AND ACTIVATION SERVICES (IOTA)

INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ)

Date:
10/20/2026

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PWS Version September 2026

1.0. Objective

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with Initial Outfitting, Transition, and Activation (IOTA) services for the VA St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS), John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Bed Tower. The objective is to have the IOTA project completed by first day of clinical services, projected to be September 2034. Activation may be completed in phasing, to be determined. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for these services is 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services. This IDIQ has an ordering period of eight (8) years from the effective date of award.

2.0. Introduction

Activation is defined as the process of identifying, planning, managing, and executing the logistical and operational requirements to bring a new medical center into full planned operations. The VA St. Louis Health Care System will assign a VA Individual, the Facility Activation Project Manager (FAPM) who is responsible for managing the Activation Project and ensuring the VA St. Louis Health Care System, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center New Bed Tower, Major Project is in full planned operations on ‘1st Use/Patient Day’ (the first day clinical services or other planned functions are scheduled to be available for intended use) of each phased opening. IOTA Contractor services are often required to support the medical center's activation resources.

3.0. Background

The VA St. Louis Health Care System - John Cochran Division (VA STLHCS-JC), located at 915 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, is part of a two-division health care system that also includes the Jefferson Barracks VAMC approximately 18 miles south of the John Cochran campus. These facilities serve Veterans in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, southwestern Illinois, and the broader Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 15 service area. The John Cochran campus is in a highly constrained urban setting in midtown St. Louis. The existing hospital infrastructure includes Building 1, constructed in 1953, and the Clinical Addition constructed in the mid-1980s. The