B533--Potable Water Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 is soliciting a contractor to conduct comprehensive potable water testing services including microbial, chemical, and water quality analysis at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The required testing encompasses legionella detection, bacteria and total coliform analysis, disinfection byproducts testing, lead and copper analysis, and additional water quality testing such as PFAS as needed. The contractor must collect water samples on-site using contractor-provided bottles, deliver samples to a Utah-certified laboratory within 100 miles of Salt Lake City, and submit all test results via email to the Contracting Officer's Representative. Evaluation will be based on technical capability demonstrating compliance with the Statement of Work and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, price, past performance (requiring up to two references from work completed within the last three years with similar scope and magnitude), and compliance documentation including the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance. The response deadline has been extended to April 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time, with questions required to be submitted by March 17, 2026.

This solicitation (36C25926Q0307) is 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with socioeconomic status verification required in the SBA Small Business Certification database at both quote submission and award. The contract will operate on a firm-fixed price basis with a base year period from May 7, 2026 through May 6, 2027, plus four option years of identical duration. Testing quantities include approximately 408 legionella samples annually, 36 bacteria samples annually with potential repeat testing, four dual disinfection byproducts sample sets annually, and lead and copper testing of 22 samples every three years (with the next collection scheduled for June-September 2028). All sample collection must occur during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding federal holidays) with personnel holding valid Utah Water Operator licenses. The place of performance is 500 South Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148, and the applicable wage determination is 2015-5489 with the NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) carrying a $19 million business size standard.