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Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

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Contract Specialist Tiffany Vazquez-Simon tiffany.vazquez-simon@va.gov 914-737-4400

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

East Orange and Lyons VAMC

385 Tremont Ave

East Orange NJ

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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE.

1. Important: This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation notice required by FAR 5.1- Presolicitation in preparation for release of the Request for Quote (RFQ) at a later date.

2. Point of Contact: Tiffany Vazquez-Simon, Contract Speicalist, NCO 2, tiffany.vazquez-simon@va.gov.

Contracting Office Address: James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center 130 W. Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist Tiffany Vazquez-Simon via email at tiffany.vazquez-simon@va.gov. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. No documents or further information is available at this time. Please visit this site regularly for further information on this opportunity.

3. Set-asides: Total Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.

4. Codes for services or supplies:

NAICS Code: 541350 – Building Inspection Services PSC Code: H165 – Quality Control – Medical, Dental, Veterinary equipment

5. Description: This is a new requirement for Medical Gas System inspection and maintenance services at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for a full preventive (PM) maintenance program. PM shall include annual inspection and testing of the equipment. It shall also include evaluation of the medical gas system in accordance with NFPA 99, VA specifications and the terms within this statement of work. Maintenance of Dental and Medical air compressors and Dental vacuum pumps ARE NOT included in this contract.

Place of Performance: VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange and Lyons Campuses

Period of Performance: Estimated February 01, 2026 – January 31, 2027, with the provision of four (4) option years.

a. The RFQ is planned to be issued on or about December 8, 2025.

b. The offer due date is tentatively planned for December 17, 2025.

c. The planned procurement method is a Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Total SDVOSB set-aside.

d. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency.

e. The resulting contract is planned to be a Firm-Fixed Price contract.

f. In accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2), the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quotes are the best overall value to the government. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

6. The solicitation reference is 36C24226Q174.

THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. Offerors can view and/or download the RFQ and attachments at www.SAM.gov when the RFQ is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Vendors List at SAM.GOV. This will be the only method of amendment distribution; therefore, it is the offerors’ responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

7. Prospective Offerors MUST register themselves on System for Award Management (SAM) www.SAM.gov. Prospective Offerors must also be registered in SAM at the time of submission of quotes in order to participate in this procurement.

Amendment to Presolicitation Notice36C24226Q174

g. In accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2), the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quotes are the best overall value to the government. Comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

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