Annual Back Flow Device Certification Amendment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking Annual Back Flow Device Certification services for the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System through solicitation 36C26225Q0847. The contract involves performing annual certification and testing of 167 backflow prevention devices located across multiple buildings, parking lots, and facility areas at the Long Beach VA Healthcare System. Contractors must possess specific qualifications including certification by the American Water Works Association or USC Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research, registration with the City of Long Beach as a backflow prevention tester, and current OSHA safety training certifications. The government will evaluate quotations using a comparative process that considers past experience with federal contracts and total pricing, with vendors required to provide documentation of previous government contract numbers, performance periods, and award amounts. The solicitation deadline has been extended multiple times, with the final submission deadline set for July 10, 2025, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, with quotes to be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Daniel Kneizeh.

This procurement is designated as a 100% total set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) that are verified and certified in the SBA database. The contract structure includes a base year with four one-year option periods, spanning from August 10, 2025, to August 9, 2030, for a total potential contract duration of five years. The work involves certifying 167 different backflow prevention devices across the healthcare facility, with services to be performed during normal business hours (7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday) excluding federal holidays. All work will be performed at the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System facility located at 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822. The contract falls under NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a small business size standard of $19.0 million, and contractors must comply with strict subcontracting limitations requiring that no more than 50% of the contract value be paid to non-certified firms.