H166--Fume Hood Services | Base Plus 4 Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17, through Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting calibration and certification services for fume hood equipment at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System. The contractor must provide NSF and CETA National Board of Testing (CNBT) accredited technicians to perform annual and semi-annual testing, maintenance, and certification of 59 fume hood units across three facilities, ensuring compliance with CAP, CNBT, and NSF/ANSI 49 standards. Key requirements include furnishing all necessary supplies, tools, labor, and travel; performing on-site repairs such as filter exchanges and gauge replacements; and providing detailed certification reports with test results and labor hours. The government will evaluate offers using a competitive best value selection process that considers technical approach, past performance, and price. The deadline for submitting quotes is January 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time, with technical questions due by November 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Daylight Time. Offers must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Maria Orosco-Hofmann at Maria.Hofmann@va.gov with the subject line "36C25726Q0084 - Fume Hood Services."

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for small businesses, and all respondents must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The incumbent contractor operates under contract number 36C25721P0168. The base contract period runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through February 28, 2031, for a potential five-year total performance period. Services must be performed Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, excluding federal holidays, at three locations in Central Texas: Temple (1901 South 1st Street), Waco (4800 Memorial Drive), and Austin (7901 Metropolis Drive). The Price Cost Schedule requires offerors to provide unit pricing for 59 line items in the base period and corresponding items for each of the four option years, with specific fume hood equipment identified by manufacturer, model, serial number, and required certification frequency.