J046--Hydro Critical Water Upgrades Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source critical water system upgrades for VA Connecticut facilities in West Haven and Newington. This procurement involves modifications to an existing maintenance contract with Hydro to replace obsolete equipment and improve system efficiency. The upgrades are necessary to comply with new AAMI ST-108 Standard requirements, which mandate the addition of several new sampling ports along existing critical water systems that support the Sterilization Process Service at both locations. The notice emphasizes that Hydro's RO/DI water purification systems are custom-designed equipment with proprietary methods, making them the sole source supplier for these specialized systems.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform the market of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other parties to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested contractors must submit their supporting literature and documentation to Contracting Officer Nathan Langone at Nathan.Langone@va.gov no later than July 18, 2025. The government will use responses received to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement instead of proceeding with the sole source approach. However, the notice explicitly states that it is not a request for competitive proposals, and the final decision to conduct competitive procurement remains solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The procurement falls under NAICS code 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, with PSC code J046 for water purification equipment maintenance and repair.