J045--FY26 - NJHCS Annual Boiler Cleaning and Maintenance Services (BASE & 4 OPT)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is seeking annual boiler cleaning and maintenance services for the VA New Jersey Healthcare System's East Orange and Lyons campuses under NAICS code 238220 and PSC code J045. The contractor will be responsible for comprehensive maintenance of nine Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers, including tube cleaning, refractory inspection and repair, burner assembly inspection, combustion adjustment for both natural gas and fuel oil, hydrostatic testing, tube replacement, gasket replacement, and detailed reporting. Qualified technicians must possess at least one year of trade school education, five years of experience with institutional or industrial boiler plants, and five years of specific experience with Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers, along with current New Jersey mechanical contractor licensing. The VA is conducting market research to assess set-aside viability for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, HUB Zone, 8(a), and other socioeconomic categories. Interested contractors must submit capability statements, past performance examples, DUNS/UEI numbers, and socioeconomic certifications to Contract Specialist Tiffany Vazquez-Simon at tiffany.vazquez-simon@va.gov by the February 25, 2026 deadline at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

This procurement is not using a formal set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the sources sought notice. The contract base period is scheduled to begin March 16, 2026 and run through March 15, 2027, with four optional renewal years available. Services are expected to be performed annually between April and August, with all deliverables and detailed reports required within three days of completion. The scope includes four boilers at the East Orange Campus and five boilers at the Lyons Campus, with tube replacement limited to 40 per plant annually. This Pre-solicitation Notice allows the government to evaluate market capability before issuing the formal solicitation.