H946--**Tiered Evaluations**Water System Maintenance and Testing Services for the Kansas City VA Medical Center

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is soliciting comprehensive water system maintenance and testing services through a tiered evaluation solicitation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 15. The contractor will develop and maintain a facility-wide Water Management Program that ensures compliance with VHA directives, ANSI/ASHRAE 188 standards, CDC guidelines, and Joint Commission requirements across multiple water treatment systems including sterile processing, laboratory, dialysis, dental, and ultra-pure water systems. Key requirements include monthly and quarterly testing protocols, emergency response capabilities, equipment maintenance and replacement, Legionella testing per VHA Directive 1061, digital documentation systems, and maintenance of 100% system uptime. Evaluation will be conducted on a tiered basis prioritizing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), followed by Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), small businesses with HUBZone and 8(a) participants receiving priority consideration, and finally large business concerns. The solicitation due date is November 28, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. CST, with a site visit having been conducted on November 13, 2025, and questions requiring submission by November 14, 2025.

This solicitation utilizes a tiered evaluation approach with no set-aside designation specified for any single category. The contract is structured as a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award covering five consecutive twelve-month ordering periods from December 8, 2025, through December 7, 2030, with a guaranteed minimum of $400,000 and a total ceiling of $2,000,000. Services will be performed at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, encompassing the main campus, Honor Annex, and Transitional Residence Building. Key service components include quarterly medical center water testing of 352 samples, monthly HVAC cooling tower testing of 48 samples, monthly sterile processing service testing, emergency overnight water sampling, unscheduled maintenance, and equipment replacements including water softeners and DI tanks. Three amendments have been issued to date: Amendment 0001 provided revised pricing and performance work statement details, Amendment 0002 extended the solicitation response deadline, and Amendment 0003 removed a duplicate line item from the pricing schedule.