H241--Air Flow and Pressure Balance Testing at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, is soliciting offers for air flow and pressure balance testing services at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). The contractor shall provide comprehensive testing and documentation of room pressure, air changes per hour, temperature, humidity, and air flow direction for supply, return, and exhaust airflows across approximately 400 rooms at two CAVHS facilities. Key requirements include certification by the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) or Associated Air Balance Council (AABC), NIST-calibrated testing equipment, and compliance with Joint Commission accreditation standards and VA requirements. Personnel must undergo background security screening, fingerprinting, and badge procedures, with strict prohibitions against accessing VA computers or protected health information. The deadline for submission of offers has been extended to March 31, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time, with technical questions having been due by March 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time; all submissions must be made via email to Contract Specialist T. Miller at t.miller@va.gov.

This is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), requiring all offerors to maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and certification through the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program to be eligible for award. The estimated contract value is $19 million, with a firm-fixed price contract structure anticipated. The period of performance consists of a base year from April 10, 2026, to April 9, 2027, plus four optional one-year periods extending through April 9, 2031. Testing requirements include quarterly manual testing and quarterly automated testing with annual verification for designated rooms, along with annual comprehensive testing for all pressure and air flow sensitive rooms, totaling 87 new rooms with 75 requiring annual testing and 12 operating rooms requiring quarterly testing. Work will be performed at two locations: 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, and 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, with standard work hours of 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.