4110--Walk In Coolers and Freezer Replacement and Installation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, is procuring replacement walk-in coolers and freezer equipment with installation and commissioning services, with quotations due October 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

Place of performance is Building 6 at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois. The required equipment consists of one walk-in cooler/freezer combined unit (Model CC363130) and three refrigeration systems (one freezer system and two cooler systems) meeting UL, NSF, and EISA 2009 compliance standards. The freezer system must maintain temperatures between -10 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit; cooler systems between 28 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The contractor must provide factory-trained expertise, labor, and materials for safe disconnection and disposal of three existing refrigeration systems, delivery, installation, and commissioning of new equipment with start-up and function testing, including recovery of refrigerant per EPA guidelines and thermostat installation.

Performance period is 6 to 9 weeks during standard business hours, Monday through Friday. NAICS code is 333415, Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. PSC is 4110, Refrigeration Equipment.

Quoters must submit OEM authorization documentation verifying dealer/distributor status, completed FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate and FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements certification, and a statement of acceptance or exceptions to all terms and conditions. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer. Submit quotations via email to Contracting Officer Jennifer Mead at Jennifer.Mead@va.gov.