J041--Solicitation - Cooling Tower Fill Replacement and Repairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is seeking a small business contractor to perform cooling tower fill replacement and resealing joints at the Rome VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located in Rome, New York. The procurement will be a firm-fixed-price contract under NAICS code 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, specifically focused on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment maintenance. The solicitation (number 36C24225Q0180) is expected to be posted on January 8, 2025, with responses due by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on the same day. While specific evaluation criteria were not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, contractors should be prepared to demonstrate capabilities in cooling tower maintenance and repair. The project performance period is scheduled from February 1, 2025, to April 15, 2025, with work to be completed at 125 Brookley Road in Rome, NY.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside, which means only small businesses qualifying under NAICS code 811310 are eligible to compete for this opportunity. The contracting office for this procurement is the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 in Cheektowaga, NY, with Daniel Zielinski serving as the Contracting Officer. Although the exact contract value was not specified in the pre-solicitation notice, the scope involves comprehensive cooling tower fill replacement and joint resealing. Interested small businesses should carefully review the full solicitation when it becomes available on January 8, 2025, to understand the complete technical requirements and submission guidelines. The relatively short timeline of approximately two and a half months suggests this is a targeted maintenance and repair project focused on improving the CBOC's cooling infrastructure.