H345--648-25-3-5098-1449 Boiler Condition Assessment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice for a comprehensive Boiler Condition Assessment at the Portland VA Medical Center. The procurement seeks a professional engineering firm to perform detailed inspection and assessment of three aging Cleaver Brooks boilers (500HP units from 1984) along with associated equipment including a deaerator tank and condensate tank. Qualified contractors must hold NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and possess certified boiler inspectors and non-destructive testing personnel capable of conducting visual inspections, ultrasonic thickness testing, and magnetic particle testing. The selected contractor must calculate remaining equipment life and produce a comprehensive report stamped by a licensed professional engineer. Interested businesses must submit their responses by June 23, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST, demonstrating their small business program eligibility, capabilities, past performance, and estimated project timeline.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a size standard of $19 million for the applicable NAICS code. The assessment involves three 500-horsepower boilers that have been in service since 1984, indicating equipment that is over 40 years old and requiring thorough evaluation to determine remaining useful life. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the notice, suggesting this may be a new requirement or the first formal assessment of these aging systems. The VA will utilize the market research responses to potentially shape a future competitive solicitation for the actual boiler condition assessment services. While no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase, the scope involves comprehensive non-destructive testing and professional engineering analysis that typically represents significant specialized technical services.