Fume Hood Testing - NWI

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking fume hood testing and certification services for its Nebraska Western Iowa (NWI) Health Care System facilities located in Omaha, Grand Island, and Lincoln. The solicitation (36C26325Q0509) requires comprehensive testing and certification of primary engineering controls, including laboratory and pharmacy biological safety cabinets, laminar airflow workstations, fume hoods, and clean rooms. Contractors must use CETA CAG-003-2022 certification procedures, comply with USP and Joint Commission standards, and be prepared to provide emergency repairs within 24 hours. Technical questions were due by 5:00 pm CDT on May 15, 2025, with proposal submissions required by 5:00 pm CDT on May 28, 2025. The evaluation will likely focus on technical capabilities, compliance with certification standards, and the ability to perform semi-annual testing, environmental sampling, nonviable particle testing, and pressure monitoring.

The contract is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with a firm-fixed-price structure. The contract includes a base year from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, with four potential one-year option periods extending through May 31, 2030. Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with NAICS code 541380 and a size standard of $19.0 million. The pricing will cover testing, recertification, decontamination, and parts replacement for each site, with specific attention to equipment across multiple rooms including Hazardous Drug areas, Ante Rooms, Buffer Rooms, and IV preparation spaces. The performance locations include VA medical centers in Omaha (68105), Lincoln, and Grand Island, Nebraska, with an equipment inventory spanning various manufacturers including NuAire, Baker, Labconco, Thermo Shandon, and Allentown.