H165--Medical Gas-Venting Evaluation and Monitoring

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is seeking qualified contractors to provide medical gas-venting evaluation and monitoring services at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The contractor will be responsible for environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals and gases in operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, endoscopy rooms, dental procedure rooms, and laboratory spaces, as well as annual inspection, repairs, and certification of piped medical gas systems. Key qualifications include current ASSE Medical Gas Verifier 6020 certification, an Arkansas Contractor License, a calibrated airflow hood with current calibration certificate, and a healthcare resume demonstrating five continuous years of medical gas testing in a similar healthcare setting. All work must comply with NFPA 99 and NFPA 55 codes, VA Plumbing Design Manual PG-18-10, and manufacturer specifications. The deadline for submitting questions is March 30, 2026, at 12:00 PM CST, with complete vendor responses due by April 2, 2026, at 7:00 AM CST, submitted to Contract Specialist William Shaver at William.Shaver@va.gov in Microsoft Word format.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-asides, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the available materials. The contract is structured as a turn-key operation with a base year plus four option years, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase. All on-site technicians must hold ASSE 6020 certification, and work must be scheduled no later than 15 days prior to site arrival and conducted between 0700-1600 hours, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Emergency and unscheduled repairs are authorized at not to exceed $25,000 per repair action, with detailed itemized quotations required for contracting officer approval. The primary NAICS code is 621511 (Medical Laboratories) with a small business size standard of $41.5 million in average annual receipts, and contractors must confirm active SAM.gov registration and provide UEI and CAGE codes.