F103--FY26 OVAMC Water Quality Monitoring
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24825Q1148
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Orlando VA 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, Florida 32827, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Nalco Water of Naperville, IL for continuous water quality monitoring services at seven Orlando VA Health Care System (OVAHCS) facilities in Orlando, Florida. The procurement focuses on monitoring potable cold-water systems with particular emphasis on Legionella prevention and the development and implementation of a Chlorine prevention plan to prevent legionellosis associated with building water systems. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5 as a sole source acquisition, with the government asserting that only one responsible source is reasonably available to satisfy the agency requirements. The applicable NAICS code is 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, Technical Services) with a small business size standard of $19,500,000. Any firms believing they can meet the requirements must submit detailed information about their products, services, and customer references to Contracting Officer Kurt Kramer within five calendar days of publication, with responses due by September 22, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is structured as a sole source negotiation with Nalco Water as the intended contractor. The government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Price contract, though no specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the notice. The contract will cover services at seven OVAHCS facilities located at 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827, representing a multi-facility water quality monitoring program. The procurement timeline is compressed, with only a four-day window from publication to the response deadline on September 22, 2025. The government retains sole discretion to proceed with the intended sole source negotiation with Nalco Water even if competitive responses are received during the brief comment period.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Nalco Water, of Naperville, IL for continuous monitoring of the water quality of potable cold-water systems at (7) OVAHCS facilities in Orlando, FL.
NCO 8 anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed-Priced contract. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5, only one responsible source reasonably available to satisfy the agency requirements. The applicable NAICS Code is 541990 Other Professional, Scientific, Technical Services, with a small business size standard of $19,500,000.00.
The Veterans Health Administration currently has one of the most comprehensive Legionella prevention policies in the country and the OVAMC, Orlando Florida has meticulously reviewed their Legionella prevention activities to verify compliance with VHA requirements. To enhance our facility programs, the OVAMC, Orlando Florida intends to contract the initial development and implementation of a Chlorine PREVENTION plan with the goal of preventing legionellosis associated with building water systems.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using products and services to provide precision oncology capabilities, to the Contracting Officer within five (5) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis.
Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement, show experience providing health informatics and reporting for next generation sequencing results specimen testing expanded capabilities to the PraediGene system. Information must be sent to the Kurt Kramer, Contracting Officer at Kurt.Kramer@va.gov.
Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
If no responses are received, NCO 8 will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Nalco Water.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24825Q1148_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| F103--Water Quality Monitoring - Award | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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