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This is a Special Notice for an emergency repair project at the Bath VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Bath, NY. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to John W Danforth Company (a large business) for emergency repair of a 6-inch natural gas main pipeline. The project involves addressing minor "pinhole" leaks discovered during an engineering investigation, which pose safety concerns due to their location on a bridge crossing to Veterans Avenue. The pipeline supplies natural gas to the VAMC boiler house at building B31, and the repair is deemed urgent due to a detected natural gas odor.

The solicitation (Number 36C24225Q0925) is classified under NAICS code 237120 with a small business size standard of $49.0M. Interested parties may submit capabilities information by Monday, August 4, 2025, at 12 noon ET to potentially compete for the contract. All inquiries must be emailed to Contracting Officer Idalia Algarin at idalia.algarin@va.gov, with the subject line "RFQ 36C24225Q0925- EMERGENCY REPAIR NATURAL GAS PIPPING ACROSS BRIDGE - BATH VAMC". The government retains sole discretion on whether to open the requirement to competitive bidding.

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SUBJECT*

Emergency Repair Natural Gas Piping across the bridge BATH VAMC PROEJCT # 528A6-25-616

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
14227
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24225Q0925

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE
90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J047
NAICS CODE*
237120
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Idalia Algarin idalia.algarin@va.gov 716-862-7461 x 22395 716-684-0474

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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Special Notice Special Notice

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Special Notice

Special Notice

36C24225Q0925

SPECIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

JOHN W DANFORTH COMPANY- BATH VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office NC02 in conjunction with the Bath VA Medical Center, 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath, NY 14810, intend to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” The NAICS code is 237120 with a small business size standard of $49.0M. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with John W Danforth Company – large business) for construction.

This contract will be a Firm Fixed Price sole source.

The Bath VAMC has an Emergency Repair Natural Gas Pipping across the bridge project # 528A6-25-616.

The purpose of this emergency procurement is to repair the existing 6-inch natural gas main pipeline entering the VAMC campus across the main bridge to Veterans Avenue. This pipeline supplies natural gas to the Bath VAMC boiler house at building B31. Recently, a natural gas odor was detected near the crossing toward Veterans Avenue. An onsite investigation conducted by the engineering team and the Bath VA Fire Department determined that there are minor leaks, described as small "pinhole" leaks, at two locations along the 6-inch pipeline crossing the bridge. While the leaks are considered minor, their location on the bridge raises safety concerns and necessitates prompt remediation. This situation has established the need for a new project to address and repair the pipeline.

Other persons may identify their interest by responding to this requirement by Monday, August 4, 2025, at 12 noon ET. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Idalia Algarin at Idalia.algarin@va.gov.

Enter “RFQ 36C24225Q0925– EMERGENCY REPAIR NATURAL GAS PIPPING ACROSS BRIDGE - BATH VAMC” in the email subject line.

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