F103--Utility Critical Water Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 has cancelled solicitation 36C24626Q0906 for utility critical water testing, with the amendment posted September 11, 2026. The requirement will be re-solicited at a later date.

The original solicitation, posted August 18 with an offer due date of August 28, was an unrestricted IDIQ for testing and reporting services on utility and critical water systems at the Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The estimated contract value was $19 million, with a base performance period from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, and four one-year option periods extending through August 31, 2031.

Scope required bacteria testing (572 tests annually), endotoxins testing (132 tests annually), pH testing (132 tests annually), total hardness testing (132 tests annually), conductivity testing (132 tests annually), total alkalinity testing (132 tests annually), ionic contaminants testing (one annual test), emergency bacteria testing (12 tests annually), and emergency endotoxin testing (12 tests annually), all in compliance with ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 standards. Water quality parameters included pH levels of 6.5–9.5 for utility water and 5.0–7.5 for critical water, conductivity below 500 mS/cm for utility water and below 10 mS/cm for critical water, and total alkalinity below 400 mg CaCO₃/L. The NAICS code was 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC code was F103, Environmental Systems Protection—Water Quality Support. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates applied for the Asheville area (Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison counties, North Carolina).