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The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 is soliciting quotes for generator testing and emergency repair services at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Required services include monthly operational testing in compliance with NFPA 110 standards (minimum 30 continuous minutes under facility load), supplemental load bank testing annually as needed, triennial 4-hour load tests at 75% nameplate capacity, and 24/7/365 emergency repair services with a maximum 2-hour on-site response time. Contractors must be EGSA-certified or factory-trained, qualified to test medium voltage systems (4160V and 480V), compliant with NFPA 70E and OSHA standards, and capable of performing lockout/tagout procedures, with all reports submitted within 72 hours in audit-ready format. The evaluation criteria consist of Technical Qualifications (40%), Past Performance (30%), and Price (30%), with pricing to cover monthly testing reports, emergency labor rates for both regular and after-hours work, load bank testing, and triennial testing in year three. Quotes are due April 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, and a mandatory site visit was held on April 3, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with the contracting officer authorized to amend to open competition for small businesses if no acceptable SDVOSB quotes are received. Mountaineer Generator has been identified as the current responsible party for generator maintenance activities. The total contract estimated value is $12.5 million, covering a base year pricing period plus four additional one-year option periods. The facility maintains five generators with varying capacities: three Caterpillar units (1000 kVA, 1250 kVA, and one stationary unit), one Kato unit (625 kVA at 4160V), one Kohler unit (128 kVA), and one portable Baldor unit (225 kVA), with the most recent annual load bank testing conducted on March 28, 2026. All services will be performed at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center located at 1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, with prevailing wage requirements applicable under the Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-4353_C.