J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Base plus 4 contract.
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25225Q0349
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- Place of performance
- Edward Hines Jr Va Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines IL 60141
- Points of contact
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- Makena James makena.james@va.gov (414) 844-4871
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, specifically the Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC), is seeking a vendor to provide a Responsible Water Operator for the entire Hines, IL Veteran Hospital Campus, which includes Loyola Medical Center and John Madden Mental Health buildings. The contract is structured as a base plus 4-year agreement with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 221310 for Water Supply and Irrigation Systems. The selected vendor must have comprehensive capabilities to manage water treatment and distribution processes, ensuring safe, potable water for human consumption while meeting all State of Illinois qualifications. Interested vendors are required to submit a capability statement by March 27th, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST to Makena.James@VA.gov, including specific details such as DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, business size, and socioeconomic status. This Sources Sought notice is primarily a market research exercise to determine vendor availability and does not constitute an official solicitation.
The procurement does not have a specific set-aside designation, indicating it is open to all qualified vendors. While no specific award value or budget range is mentioned in the pre-solicitation notice, the comprehensive nature of the water operator services suggests a potentially significant contract scope. The contract will require the vendor to provide all necessary equipment, management, labor, travel, tools, and supplies to perform water treatment and distribution services. The timeline for services spans a base period with four additional option years, providing potential long-term engagement for the selected contractor. The government has emphasized that this is an informational notice and retains the discretion to either proceed or not proceed with a formal solicitation based on the market research responses received.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is searching for
vendors with the capabilities to complete a base plus 4-year contract that will provide all services as a Community Potable Water Supply Responsible Water Operator for the entire Hines, IL Veteran Hospital Campus which includes Loyola Medical Center and John Madden Mental Health buildings. The vendor will need to have all the necessary equipment, management, labor, travel, tools, materials, and supplies needed to complete this service.
Water Supply Operator" means any individual trained in the treatment or distribution of water who has practical working knowledge of the chemical, biological, and physical sciences essential to the practical mechanics of water treatment or distribution and who can conduct and maintain the water treatment or distribution processes in a manner which will provide safe, potable water for human consumption.
The contractor must meet all qualifications as determined by State of Illinois.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is
221310.
All interested, responsible sources must submit a capability statement by Thursday March
27th, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST, to Makena.James@VA.gov to include the following:
DUNS number, organization name, organization address, point of contact, business size under
NAICS 221310, and socioeconomic status.
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine
availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in
response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.
Please note that this is not a request for proposal and the Government is seeking information for
market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents.
Please look for any further information in Contract Opportunities. Telephone inquiries will not
be returned.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25225Q0349.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Hines, IL VAMC Base plus four | Award Notice | |
| J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Base plus 4 contract. | Solicitation | |
| J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Base plus 4 contract. | Special Notice | |
| J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Base plus 4 contract. | Solicitation | |
| J046--NEW Responsible Water Operator Base plus 4 contract. | Pre-Solicitation |
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