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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation and Request for Information (RFI) for exterior lighting maintenance and repair services at VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) facilities in West Haven and Newington, Connecticut. The solicitation was issued as an RFQ for commercial services under NAICS code 238210 (electrical contractors), with a small business size standard of $19 million. The requirement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Vendors were required to provide pricing for facility lighting maintenance semi-quarterly inspections (annual), regular hourly rates, and emergency hourly rates across multiple work categories. The solicitation specified that the VA Connecticut Healthcare System would support circuit breaker identification and panel labeling through its Campus Electric Shop(s), while the vendor would be responsible for documentation, mapping, LOTO compliance coordination, and material procurement. A $10,000 allocation was designated for base replacement inventory items to be coordinated with VACHS Campus Electric Shop(s).

The RFI clarified several scope requirements including the need for material ordering on an as-needed basis after facility walkthroughs to identify short-term failures, replacement of exterior lighting fixtures including wallpacks, light poles, and ballasts, repair and replacement of parking lot lighting per existing fixture counts, and code compliance work such as piping and sealing romex in the outside seating area near parking lot 6. Specific product specifications were referenced, including SATCO-65/756 120/100/80 3-CCT LED wall packs and like-for-like replacements for uplighting fixtures. The solicitation has been canceled effective July 9, 2026, as the Department of Veterans Affairs determined the requirement no longer exists, and no award will be made.