Chiller Plant Replacement, 689-21-122 NCO 1 MATOC Holders Only

This Special Notice pertains to the Chiller Plant Replacement Project 689-21-122, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1. The notice announces Amendment 0009 to solicitation 36C24126R0041 and is exclusively available to holders of the NCO 1 MATOC (Master Agreement for Other Contracts). The opportunity is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, restricting participation to entities meeting this classification. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Connecticut Healthcare System Network Contracting Office is administering this procurement. The amendment was posted on April 20, 2026, indicating the government's intent to engage qualified MATOC holders for this project.

Amendment 0009 extends the proposal submission deadline from April 24, 2026, to May 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT and provides official responses to three previously submitted Requests for Information. Key requirements clarified in the amendment include confirmation that chiller rental duration must extend through project completion with contractors responsible for procuring rental chillers for the full duration, verification that all referenced design equipment documentation (Appendix E-0) is available in the Narrative Attachments from Amendment 0008, and notification that provided drawings and photo documentation do not relieve contractors from conducting independent field verification of site conditions. The VA has explicitly stated that no additional RFIs will be accepted after this amendment. All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain unchanged, and interested contractors must meet the May 4 deadline to submit compliant proposals.