J045--PM and Repair Hot Water Bundle Services for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, IL.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 is seeking preventive maintenance and repair services for hot water bundle systems at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The procurement covers comprehensive maintenance of 21 shell and tube instantaneous steam/water heaters across 11 buildings, including annual acid cleaning and flushing of bundles, rebuilding Flo-Rite heads, calibrating temperatures, and servicing Armstrong brains in compliance with VHA Directive 1061. Contractors must demonstrate 3-5 years of previous experience maintaining and repairing hot water bundles and possess capabilities to work on both proprietary and nonproprietary system components. The solicitation 36C25225Q0528 will be released on September 12, 2025, with quotes due by September 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 15, 2025, and the contracting officer Jerri Schuster can be reached at jerri.schuster@va.gov for inquiries.

This procurement is classified under NAICS code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a small business size standard of $19 million and is set aside for small businesses. The contract structure includes a base year starting in September 2025 with four option years extending through August 2030, providing potential for a five-year total performance period. The contractor will be required to provide four emergency service calls per year at no additional cost as part of the standard service package. The procurement follows an open market solicitation format and includes prevailing wage requirements as outlined in the Department of Labor wage determination for Lake County, Illinois. No incumbent contractor or current service provider is identified in the solicitation documents, suggesting this may be a new requirement or recompetition of existing services.