Historical Site Assessment and Radiological Final Status Survey

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is soliciting proposals for a Historical Site Assessment and Radiological Final Status Survey for Building 4 at their Palo Alto facility. The contract requires comprehensive radiological surveying services to assess potential contamination from historical radionuclide usage, including isotopes such as S35, P32, H3, C14, and I125 that were used in various laboratory spaces through November 2021. The work involves conducting final status surveys using release criteria from NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Appendix H, with regulatory oversight provided by the National Health Physics Program (NHPP). Contractors will be responsible for all survey work and any waste generated during performance, with Stanford Health Physics available to assist with potential radioactive waste disposal. The solicitation closes on September 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM PDT, providing an extremely short response window of only eight days from the initial posting date.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors. The work will be performed at the VA facility in Palo Alto, California, specifically targeting Building 4's first and third floors, which house multiple bench laboratories, offices, equipment rooms, and storage areas totaling various room configurations across the facility. The survey will encompass rooms that were part of coordinated research facilities with specific CRA tracking codes (VMN238, VMN293, VMN523, VMN518) for radioactive material usage. While specific contract values are not disclosed in the available documentation, the scope involves detailed radiological assessment of multiple laboratory spaces and associated support areas. The contractor will need specialized expertise in radiological surveying and must be capable of handling potential radioactive waste disposal requirements in coordination with existing facility health physics support.