36C24726C0066 Justification and Approval.docx

This is a Justification and Approval Notice for a sole source contract award issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VISN 7) Network Contracting Office in Atlanta. The contract was awarded to B2 Constructors, LLC (UEI: T3D7FNCG8J34) located in Marietta, Georgia for $1,642,341.72 under award number 36C24726C0066 on August 14, 2026. The contracting office is located at the Atlanta VAMC in Decatur, Georgia, with Chantel Guest serving as the Contract Specialist and Joseph Osborn as the Contracting Officer.

The requirement involves professional services to correct boiler plant safety device deficiencies identified during a Boiler Efficiency Institute (BEI) inspection conducted in December 2025 at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center. The inspection documented numerous compliance violations related to VHA Directive 1810 "Boiler and Boiler Plant Operations" and the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual, Eighth Edition. The work is necessary to ensure safe and reliable operation of the facility's boiler plant, which comprises four Cleaver-Brooks firetube boilers. The contract was justified under FAR 6.302-2, citing unusual and compelling urgency as the statutory authority for the sole source procurement approach. The product service code is Z1DA, and the NAICS code is 236220.