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This is a Special Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to sole source a boiler safety services contract for the San Diego VA Medical Center. The solicitation (36C26225Q0934) seeks a firm-fixed-price contract with R.F. DONALD CO., LLC for comprehensive boiler system inspection and preventative maintenance on the Cleaver Brooks boiler system. The contract is justified under FAR 6.302-2 (Only One Source) because the manufacturer has identified R.F. DONALD CO. as the sole authorized vendor with the necessary technical expertise and certification to perform safety tasks.

Key details include a response deadline of 05/25/2025 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, with all inquiries to be submitted via email to Charity Cazee. The contract falls under NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a size standard of $19.0 Million. Vendors are required to provide past performance experience in similar services. The government will consider capability statements received by the closing date, with the final determination of competitive procurement at its sole discretion. The contract justification will be posted within 14 days after award.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE BOILER SAFETY TESTING & PM Cleaver Brooks

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
85723
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C26225Q0934
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
05-21-2025 12:00 PM PACIFIC TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA
ARCHIVE
15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J044
NAICS CODE*
238220
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 22 - Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Building 45 Tucson AZ 85723

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Charity Cazee charity.cazee@va.gov 520-792-1450

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Attn: Charity Cazee Department of Veteran Affairs 3601 S. 6TH Avenue, Bldg. 45 Tucson, Arizona 85723

(520) 792-1450 Ext. 16236

Intent to Sole Source: The Government intends to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-2 Only One Source in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The requirement is for BOILER SAFETY SERVICES. A Service Contract is needed to ensure that VASDHCS’s BOILER System Inspection and PM&R is fully operational and serviceable at all times for hospital safety and compliance. The manufacturer of the CLEAVER BROOK BOILER SYSTEM has identified only one vendor, R.F. DONALD CO., authorized to complete the needed safety tasks. These technicians have in-depth knowledge of the already installed system and are certified to maintain and support equipment throughout the hospital. Due to vendors extensive knowledge of the facilities boiler systems, they will be able to complete the required system safety inspection. Place of Performance is at the San Diego VA Medical Center. The intended source is R.F. DONALD CO., LLC., 25920 Eden Landing Road, Hayward, CA. 94545. In accordance with FAR Part 6, contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304; as applicable, the justification will be posted within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The Government will consider all capability statements received by this synopsis's closing date. The Government's determination not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the Government's discretion. Information received will be considered strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a size standard of $19.0 Million.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All capable sources must provide past performance experience in similar research services and be a licensed provider (whichever applies to the requirement). All the above information should be included in the vendors' capability in response to this notice.

All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Charity.Cazee@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), 05/25/2025. Please ensure notice # 36C26225Q0934 is cited on all submitted documents.

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