Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS) Maintenance, Load Testing, Repair, and Compliance Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 intends to solicit service-disabled veteran-owned small business maintenance, load testing, repair, and compliance services for Emergency Power Supply Systems, with proposals due September 22, 2026. This is a 100% SDVOSB sole-source set-aside.

Work performs at the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (main campus and Community Living Center). The contractor must be OEM-certified for diesel generators (CAT, Cummins, MTU, Generac models) and authorized to perform off-site calibrations at approved facilities. Services include two preventive maintenance visits annually (one semi-annual and one full-service), annual load bank testing at minimum 30% of nameplate rating, a 36-month continuous four-hour load test, and monthly battery inspection and functional verification. All work must comply with NFPA 110, NFPA 70E, OSHA, and applicable environmental regulations. The contractor must demonstrate experience with medium voltage load bank testing in healthcare environments and manage medium voltage (13.2 kV) distribution equipment, paralleling switchgear, control systems, and battery systems.

Contract award value reaches up to $12.5 million under NAICS 811310, firm-fixed-price, with a base term and four one-year option periods. Repairs are unpriced contract line items requiring firm-fixed-price quotes and Contracting Officer approval prior to initiation. Quotes must be submitted via email by 10:00 AM EDT. Point of contact: Loretta Payne, loretta.payne@va.gov, 412-304-2961.

Subcontracting obligations for SDVOSBs on service contracts are subject to the limitations in 852.219-75, requiring contractor certification that non-VOSB subcontracting does not exceed 50% of government payment amounts.