J044--Central Energy Plant Testing & Calibration

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 7 is seeking Facilities Support Services for the Central Energy Plant Testing & Calibration at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. The solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ) for commercial items, focusing on inspections, testing, and calibration of boilers, burners, controls, instruments, and data management systems. Contractors must perform these services every 6 months, with annual internal and external boiler and feedwater deaerator inspections. All questions regarding the RFQ must be submitted in writing to samuel.rhodes@va.gov by November 27, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET, with no further questions accepted after this deadline. The solicitation follows Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 for streamlined procedures for commercial items, and incorporates provisions and clauses from Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06.

This contract opportunity is a total small business set-aside with a North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 561210 and a small business size standard of $47 million. The place of performance is located at 109 Bee St, Charleston, SC 29401. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for December 11, 2024, from 9:00-11:00 AM EST in Room G206 at the VA Medical Center, with Bruce Benjamin as the point of contact. The solicitation includes specific technical requirements, such as working with 2013 Cleaver Brooks Advantage Controls for boiler room controls and accommodating one-week boiler transition periods for internal inspections. The final quotation response is due by December 17, 2024, at 12:00 PM EST, with contractors expected to provide comprehensive testing and calibration services for the central energy plant.