The Veterans Integrated Service Network 6, an office within the Department of Veterans Affairs, awarded a purchase order to Triangle Manifold Services, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, on May 13, 2022, with a ceiling value of $534,849.53. The order is set aside for veteran-owned small businesses and carries a firm fixed-price structure.
The work encompasses maintenance of air compressors and pumps (medical gas) with hydrogen carbon testing at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Triangle Manifold Services is obligated to perform preventative maintenance every six months, quarterly hydrocarbon testing, annual inspections, maintain service logs, and respond to emergencies within two hours. The ultimate completion date is May 12, 2027.
In FY2024, the order invoiced $91 thousand across 1.0 FTE and 2,080 contractor hours, with the contractor self-performing all work and no subcontractors engaged. The government-paid rate in FY2024 was $43.78 per hour, reflecting a significant decline from the FY2023 rate of $1,138.19 per hour driven by increased labor volume.