F103--Water Testing Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting for Emergency Well Network Water Testing Services for the Charles George VA Medical Center (Asheville VAMC) under solicitation number 36C24626Q0387. The contractor must provide comprehensive monthly water testing services for an emergency backup well system, including laboratory analysis for seventeen parameters (Total Coliform, E. coli, Lead, Nitrates, Nitrites, pH, Total Iron, Phosphorous, Copper, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Alkalinity, Turbidity, Total Chlorine, Free Chlorine, Total Hardness, Ferrous, and Ferric materials). Testing will be conducted at a single discharge point above ground adjacent to the campus water storage tank, with monthly sampling and lab reports required within five business days of each testing event. All work must be performed during normal business hours (7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays) at the Asheville, North Carolina facility. The deadline for submitting vendor questions is March 10, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST, with responses to be provided via amendment, and proposals are due by March 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM EDT.

This is an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside designation, and there is no incumbent contractor, making this a new contract opportunity rather than a follow-on. The contract period runs for five years, consisting of a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, with an estimated contract value of $19 million and Net 30 payment terms. The principal NAICS code is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and the product/service code is F103 (Environmental Systems Protection-Water Quality Support). Contractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements established by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4369, which applies to Buncombe County, North Carolina, and mandates specific hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for all work performed. All contract employees must provide photo identification and obtain a VA Badge, and the facility operates as smoke-free with monthly invoicing required through VA's electronic invoice presentment system.