Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 issued a purchase order to Welch Equipment Company Inc. for material handling equipment (MHE) maintenance support services with a ceiling value of $62,102.00, effective September 22, 2026.
The order covers preventative and emergency maintenance for seven pieces of equipment at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System in Grand Junction, Colorado, including one JLG SkyTrak telehandler, three forklifts, one pallet truck scale, and two industrial forklift battery chargers. The contract runs firm-fixed-price through September 14, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending to September 21, 2031. Maintenance includes scheduled preventative services (semi-annual general services, annual filter replacement, brake and transmission service, fork inspections, scale calibration, and biennial hydraulic and coolant system services) and annual allowances for unscheduled parts (up to $5,678) and labor (20 hours at contractor's fixed hourly rate). The contractor must maintain 90 percent equipment uptime and respond to emergency maintenance within 48 hours. Welch Equipment is a self-certified small disadvantaged business registered in SAM.gov since 2001.