Purchase Order 36C26126P0170

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21, awarded a purchase order to HGS Engineering Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Anniston, Alabama, for Legionella and heterotrophic plate count (HPC) water testing services at the VA Central California Health Care System in Fresno, California. The contract, valued at $312,972.64 with a firm fixed-price structure, was awarded on December 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2030. Under this engagement, HGS Engineering will provide comprehensive water quality testing services including management, supervision, labor, materials, reagents, sample bottles, and transportation necessary to test potable water outlets, dental chair water lines, industrial cooling tower basins, and other sampling locations in accordance with VA Directive 1061 and applicable regulatory standards.

HGS Engineering specializes in environmental engineering, facilities maintenance, and occupational safety services for federal agencies, with extensive experience delivering Legionella water testing and dental water line testing across the VA system and other civilian federal agencies. The company maintains a General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract valued at $86.7 million and holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, and Indian Health Service. This procurement was set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and is classified under NAICS code 561210 (Facilities Support Services) and PSC code F103 (Environmental Systems Protection—Water Quality Support), reflecting the VA's commitment to supporting veteran-owned enterprises while ensuring critical water quality compliance at its healthcare facilities.