The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $143,805.16 firm-fixed-price definitive contract for boiler water treatment services to Water Treatment Services Inc., doing business as First Defense Operations Management. This Veteran-Owned Small Business specializes in facility operations and maintenance, providing services such as water treatment, legionella remediation, and chemical procurement to federal agencies including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is for services to be performed in Palo Alto, California through September 30, 2018. Water Treatment Services Inc. also holds active Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with the Army Contracting Command and General Services Administration to provide water treatment solutions on an as-needed basis.