F108--36C25525Q0143_1 | Legionella Water Testing Services | Wichita VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is seeking Legionella water testing services for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center located in Wichita, Kansas. The solicitation requests laboratory testing of potable and non-potable water samples to validate engineering controls inhibiting Legionella growth and ensure dental unit water line standards are met. The government intends to award a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year performance period consisting of five 12-month ordering periods. The procurement will be conducted using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) as the evaluation criteria. Quotes are due by March 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM CDT, with Wage Determination 2015-5341 applicable to the requirement.

The contract is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 562910 with a $25M size standard. The scope includes 240 Legionella tests annually (60 quarterly), with up to 50 additional follow-up tests, and 112 dental unit water line tests per year (28 quarterly), with potential for 38 additional follow-up tests. The current contract (36C25520D0033) is set to expire on March 25, 2025, with the new contract period running from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030. The place of performance will be the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, with testing to be administered by the VA Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The contract will require comprehensive water sample testing following specific protocols, including EPA-approved methods and compliance with VA healthcare-associated Legionella disease prevention guidelines.