F103--Utility Critical Water Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks utility critical water testing services, with proposals due August 28. No set-aside applies.

Place of performance includes designated VA facilities within VISN 6, with primary oversight at Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina. The contractor must provide comprehensive water quality testing services including bacteriological analysis, chemical testing, and physical parameter assessment for potable water systems, cooling towers, and other utility water systems. Testing must comply with EPA regulations, Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, AAMI TIR34.1:2014/2017 standards, and VA-specific water quality standards. The contractor must be prepared to mobilize resources to multiple VA locations as directed and maintain flexibility to accommodate emergency testing requests. Services include sampling, laboratory analysis, documentation of results, and detailed reporting with recommendations for corrective actions.

The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC code is F103, Environmental Systems Protection—Water Quality Support. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan establishes three primary performance objectives: successful provision of required services at 95% acceptable quality level; conformance to AAMI TIR34.1:2014/2017 standards at 95% acceptable quality level; and full compliance with reporting requirements and testing schedules at 100% acceptable quality level. Contracting Officer Natasha Leahy (757-254-4947, Natasha.Leahy@va.gov) oversees the contract. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply to Buncombe, Henderson, and Madison Counties, North Carolina, with occupational classifications ranging from $11.44 to $58.99 per hour plus fringe benefits including health and welfare, paid vacation, paid sick leave at one hour per 30 hours worked, and paid holidays.