J044--Sources Sought | Replace A307 Bolts

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VISN 7) is seeking qualified contractors to replace non-compliant ASTM A307 bolted fastener connections with ASTM A193 Grade B7 studs and ASTM A194 Grade 2H heavy hex nuts at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. The project requires contractors to demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience with industrial steam and hot water systems and three years of documented work in operational healthcare facilities, with all personnel required to hold pipefitter or steamfitter certification and ASME PCC-1 training. Key requirements include performing work using the single-stud sequential replacement (hot bolting) method per ASME PCC-2 standards, providing comprehensive labor, materials, equipment, quality control, and documentation, and delivering a one-year warranty on all workmanship and materials. This is a pre-solicitation notice only, and interested vendors must submit a Statement of Capability (five pages or less) demonstrating relevant supervision, facilities, labor, and past experience, along with Business Size and Socio-Economic Status information including SAM UEI number and any applicable certifications. Responses must be submitted by email to Contracting Officer David W. Parente at david.parente@va.gov no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on April 21, 2026, with solicitation number 36C24726Q0459 in the subject line.

No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement, and no current incumbent or incumbent contractor information has been identified in the available documentation. The project scope encompasses the replacement of 752 bolt sets totaling 5,216 individual bolts across the A, B, and C Buildings of the medical center, as documented in the Anderson Engineering Bolt Survey Report, with work required to commence within 14 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a size standard of $19 million, and is classified under Product Service Code J044 (Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equipment). No specific contract value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice; the period of performance and completion milestones remain to be determined (TBD) and will be established in the final solicitation. The work will be phased with priority given to six high-priority mechanical rooms and boiler facilities before lower-priority locations are addressed.