J041--Intent to Sole Source | Calibrate Air Flow Monitoring Stations

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
36C24826Q0097
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VISN 8) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to Johnson Controls for HVAC Air Flow Monitoring Station (AFMS) calculation and calibration services. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the contracting office determined through market research that Johnson Controls is the only responsible source capable of providing the required supplies and services. The contract will support the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and Lee County VA Medical Center in Cape Coral, Florida. The scope involves calculation and calibration of up to 50 AFMS units and up to 175 AFMS probes, along with associated procurement, installation, and integration activities. This will be a firm-fixed-price, one-time contract award. The Special Notice was posted on November 12, 2025, with a due date of November 26, 2025.

The primary objective of this contract is to ensure accurate airflow measurement and integration with the existing METASYS Building Automation System at the Lee County Health Care Clinic through comprehensive HVAC system adjustment, testing, and commissioning. Expressions of Interest must be submitted by November 26, 2025, at 12:30 PM EST to Contracting Officer Lakiesha Anderson at lakiesha.anderson@va.gov. While the notice indicates an intent to sole source to Johnson Controls due to its exclusive access to proprietary METASYS configuration files, firmware, and calibration tools, the government retains discretion to conduct competitive procurement based on responses received. The contractor will be required to provide all supervision, materials, and labor, including removal of obsolete equipment, installation of new monitoring components, connection to the BAS, functional verification, and submission of comprehensive written reports with test data. The work is scheduled at the Lee County Health Care Clinic with a 90-day period of performance from the Notice to Proceed, with work hours Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and a mandatory one-year warranty on all labor and parts.

Notice text

Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) intends to make a sole source award to Johnson Controls under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source. Market research was conducted and determined that Johnson Controls is the only vendor capable of providing supplies and services necessary to meet the requirements.

The proposed contract action is to support the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, for the Calculation and Calibration (CaC) of up to 50 Air Flow Monitoring Stations (AFMS) and up to 175 AFMS probes. These services are required to ensure accurate airflow measurement and integration with the existing METASYS Building Automation System (BAS) installed at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center in support of the Lee County VA Medical Center, 2489 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909. This one-time contract will be firm-fixed priced.

BRAND ONLY

GENERAL: The Contractor shall supply all supervision, materials, and labor to make the necessary Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Air Flow Monitoring Station (AFMS) system calculations and calibrations (CaC) to include including sensors, pickup tubes, pressure transducers, temperature sensors, and the AFMS controller, following manufacturer's specifications and best practices at the Lee County Health Care Clinic.

SCOPE: Preform a whole building adjustment, testing and commissioning to the HVAC Air flow monitoring station (AFMS) system through providing Calculation and Calibration (CaC) on up to qty 50 (Fifty) AFMS and up to 175 AFMS probes. Calculate and calibrate the airflow in each Air Handling Units (AHU) to manufactures recommendation and optimum airflow operation. Procure and install the new air flow monitoring station and its components, including sensors, transmitter, and controller. Remove old, nonfunctioning items and install the new airflow monitoring station components, including sensors, pickup tubes, pressure transducers, temperature sensors, and the AFMS controller, following manufacturer's specifications and best practices. Connect the new system to the existing METASY Building Automation System (BAS), for data collection and integration. Re-torque electrical and power connections as needed. Ensure the station and its components are compatible with the excising Building Management System (BMS) or control system. Verify proper operation of the new airflow monitoring station and its components in manual, auto, and bypass modes. Conduct functional checks prior to verify system is functioning as designed and perform system commissioning. Run tests to ensure equipment is operating according to design parameters, including safety and emergency control devices. Configure alarm settings to notify of deviations from airflow setpoints or other critical parameters. Submit a written report containing all recorded test data and proper equipment operation.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. This is strictly for market research purposes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide supplies/services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available.

The government may consider all Expressions of Interest (EOI) received prior to November 26, 2025, at 12:30 PM EST. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to Lakiesha.anderson@va.gov using the following title in the email s subject line: 36C24826Q0097 Calibrate Air Flow Monitoring Stations and received by 12:30PM EST on November 26,2025. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on time.

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SOW Calibrate Air Flow Monitoring System.pdf PDF
36C24826Q0097.docx DOCX document
JA Calibrate Airflow Monitoring Station_Redacted.pdf PDF

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