J045--High & Low Pressure Boiler Maintenance & Safety Device Testing

Description:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to issue a solicitation for the maintenance and safety device testing of high- and low-pressure boilers located at various Hudson Valley VA facilities. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and transportation necessary to perform preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, repairs and safety device testing services for boilers in accordance with VA standards and regulatory requirements.

Scope of Work:

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

a. The vendor shall provide all labor, management, tools, supplies, and equipment to provide routine and emergency repair service, boiler safety device testing, tuning, and calibration for Government owned boilers and associated equipment in accordance with this contract. The vendor shall have the ability to provide or procure specialty services such as R-stamp welders, Boiler technicians, controls technicians, controls engineers as needed.

b. Vendor shall remove from service one boiler at a time for the boiler tests, tuning and calibration procedures. Work must be conducted when the COR or his/her designate is available on site to monitor the work.

c. Boiler Plant Preventive Maintenance shall be in accordance with Veterans Affairs (VA) Directive 1810dated January 4, 2023, VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual 8th edition (or current edition), NFPA 85A, Boiler and Burner manufacturers requirements, industry standards and statutory requirements.

d. The vendor while performing preventive maintenance, safety device testing, tuning and calibration shall inform the COR of any required repairs, equipment malfunction and/ or abnormalities

2. HIGH PRESSURE (HP) BOILER PLANT SAFETY DEVICE TESTING REQUIREMENTS:

a. The vendor shall perform the below safety device testing in accordance with VHA Directive 1810 & VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual 8th edition (or current edition). All safety device test results and data shall be recorded and submitted in the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual current edition, see reporting requirements for additional information. The safety device tests shall be performed at the frequencies indicated in the SOW, where (6M) indicates tests that shall be performed every six

months (for our campus, that is typically August and February), and (Y) indicates tests that shall be performed annually.

Set-Aside Status: This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), therefore Limitations on Sub-Contracting applies

Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: 8/20/2025.

Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price

NAICS Code: 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Point of Contact: Natalie Acevedo, Contracting Officer, Natalie.Acevedo@va.gov, 718-584-9000 x 2105 / 6732

Response Requirements: Interested parties should express their interest by sending an email to the point of contact listed above. Questions regarding the upcoming solicitation are to be submitted in writing via email. Responses to the pre-solicitation notice are not mandatory but will assist the VA in determining the level of competition and interest within the industry.

Closing Comments: This pre-solicitation notice does not constitute a request for quotes (RFQ) and is not a guarantee that an RFW will follow. It is for informational purposes only and to give potential offerors an opportunity to express interest and to prepare to respond to the formal solicitation when it is released.