Generator Maintenance Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 is soliciting proposals for comprehensive generator maintenance services at the VA Boston Healthcare System's Brockton Campus. The contractor will provide full preventive maintenance, corrective repairs, emergency response services, annual load-bank testing, and triennial EPSS generator testing for all emergency generators at the facility. Key qualifications include that all technicians must be factory-trained and certified by Cummins, Caterpillar, Kohler, and Generac manufacturers, and the contractor must maintain 24/7/365 emergency service availability with a four-hour response time. The contractor must also ensure compliance with VHA Directive 1028, NFPA 110, NFPA 99, and Joint Commission standards. Evaluation will be based on price, past performance (with three reference projects required), technical capability and qualifications, and veterans preference factors. The offer due date is February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, and the Statement of Work requires contractors to submit electronically verified invoices upon acceptance of services.

This opportunity is set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), though price credits of 5% are available for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, 3.5% for non-SDVOSB/VOSB firms using SDVOSB subcontractors, and 2.5% for those using VOSB subcontractors. The government estimates the total contract value at $12.5 million, with the contract period consisting of one base year (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027) plus four one-year option periods, extending through March 31, 2031. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining 15 emergency generators ranging in capacity from 77 KW to 1000 KW and must provide all parts, materials, tools, lubricants, filters, fluids, test equipment, and labor. The contractor must also maintain supplemental insurance including workers' compensation with at least $100,000 employer's liability coverage, general liability of $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability of $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence. The place of performance is located at 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, Massachusetts 02301, and the NAICS code is 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance).