J036--ALBANY Elevator Maintenance & Repair Questions and Answers

The Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York, is seeking comprehensive elevator maintenance, annual inspections, and repair services through solicitation 36C24225Q0995. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration requires a contractor to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, and supervision for maintaining the facility's elevator inventory. Contractors must have at least five years of elevator maintenance experience, employ certified elevator mechanics and technicians, and provide proof of licensing, training, and past performance. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical capability, licensing and certification, training, past performance, and price. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM, with all questions due by the end of business that same day, and proposal packages due by 10:00 AM on September 19, 2025.

This procurement operates under full and open competition with no set-aside designation, using NAICS code 561210 with a small business size standard of $47.0 million. The existing incumbent contract is numbered 36C24221D0001, and the scope of work remains consistent with the previous contract. The contract encompasses a base year from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four optional 12-month extension years extending through September 30, 2030, for a total potential performance period of five years. The maintenance services will cover 16 elevators and one dumbwaiter across multiple buildings, including 10 traction elevators, 5 hydraulic elevators manufactured by Imperial, Schindler, Thyssen Krupp, and Montgomery, located throughout the main hospital building, pharmacy, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, and other campus facilities. Performance will occur at 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, with contractors required to comply with prevailing wage determinations for Albany County service contract workers.