J045--Heating system piping repairs for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Building 134.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is soliciting heating system piping repairs for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Building 134, in North Chicago, Illinois, with quotations due August 25, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. The procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses certified by the Small Business Administration, with a NAICS size standard of $19 million.

Place of performance is North Chicago, Illinois. The scope requires removal of existing Victaulic grooved pipe fittings and couplings and replacement with welded pipe joints in the air handler heating closed loop system serving Air Handling Units 1, 2, 3, and 5. Work must be completed within 30 days of mobilization during the June-August off-season, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time, excluding federal holidays. Contractors must provide current welder certifications, welding procedure specifications, material data sheets, and a hot work plan with fire watch procedures prior to work commencement. All welds are subject to visual inspection by VA Engineering and Shops; piping must be pressure tested at 1.5 times normal operating pressure with zero defects accepted. The contractor must also remove and replace two circulation pumps provided by the VA and provide or replace new control valve assemblies on heating system heat exchangers, coordinating with Automated Logic Corporation, the temperature controls contractor of record. Compliance with VA standards, ASME specifications, AWS welding standards, NFPA 51B hot work requirements, and OSHA regulations is required.

Prevailing wages apply: Utility Systems Repairer-Operator and Welder positions are specified at $30.30 per hour plus 30% fringe benefits. Evaluation criteria are price, technical capability, and relevant experience, with award to the responsible SDVOSB offeror whose quotation is most advantageous to the Government. A mandatory site visit was held August 17, 2026; questions were due August 18.