Amendment 0001- Fire damper inspection, testing & maintenance- VA Black Hills, SD

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 issued Amendment 0001 to solicitation 36C26326Q1006 for fire damper inspection, testing, and maintenance services at VA Black Hills Health Care System facilities in Fort Meade and Hot Springs, South Dakota, with an offer due date of August 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

The amendment extends the original submission deadline, updates the Statement of Work with highlighted modifications, provides technical question-and-answer responses, and introduces a damper inventory spreadsheet (Attachment C) for contractor tracking. The scope covers inspection and testing of 118 fire, smoke, and combination fire/smoke dampers per NFPA 80 (2025 Edition) and NFPA 105 (2025 Edition) standards: 78 dampers at Fort Meade (113 Comanche Road) last inspected in 2022 and 40 dampers at Hot Springs (500 North 5th Street) last inspected in 2020. Work encompasses field verification, damper labeling, installation of inspection access panels in three sizes using Ductmate or approved equivalent, AutoCAD drawing creation or updates, and necessary repairs. Contractors must perform work Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM MST, with approximately five percent of work occurring outside normal hours at no additional cost in areas such as pharmacy and surgery. Personnel must report on-site within ten calendar days of request and respond to inquiries within five days. The contractor bears all costs for labor, tools, travel, and facility badge compliance. Repairs discovered during inspection will be separately authorized and priced post-inspection; contractors must submit cost estimates with comparison quotes for items exceeding line-item funding. Technical questions are due August 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST; all submissions go to Leonard.Carter@va.gov. Period of performance runs September 15, 2026 through March 15, 2027.