H165--FY26 - NJHCS Medical Gas Systems Inspections and PM (B+4OPT)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, is seeking a contractor to provide preventive maintenance and annual inspection services for medical gas systems at the New Jersey Healthcare System's Lyons and East Orange campuses. The contractor must perform annual preventive maintenance on all medical gas equipment, including oxygen, medical compressed air, vacuum, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen distribution systems, while providing all necessary labor, materials, and equipment. Key qualifications require personnel to hold ASSE 6040 and ASSE 6030 certifications, and all work must comply with NFPA 99 specifications. Evaluation will be based on four factors: technical capability, past performance, price, and supplementary documentation, with performance assessed through a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan requiring 98-100% acceptable quality levels across multiple performance indicators. The solicitation deadline is December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET, with the base contract period running from February 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027.

This is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside requiring offerors to be verified SDVOSB entities on the VA's Veteran Small Business Certification system with a small business size standard of $11.5 million. The contract includes a base year plus four option years, extending the total period of performance through January 31, 2031. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must comply with applicable wage determinations for New Jersey counties, which mandate minimum hourly rates of $17.75 per hour along with $5.55 per hour for health and welfare benefits. The solicitation excludes maintenance of dental and medical air compressors and dental vacuum pumps from the scope of work. Performance will be conducted at both the Lyons and East Orange campuses of the New Jersey Healthcare System, with contract administration managed by the VA Network Contracting Office 02.