J061--generator maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 cancelled solicitation 36C25626Q1336 for generator maintenance and repair services effective September 25, 2026, due to the need for additional clarification of requirements. The solicitation, posted September 17 with an October 1 proposal deadline, was a service-disabled veteran-owned small business total set-aside.

The work was to be performed at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Mississippi, covering 18 backup generators ranging from 50 kW to 2,250 kW across multiple buildings from manufacturers including Cummins-Onan, Kohler, Caterpillar, and John Deere. The scope included quarterly preventive maintenance inspections (four per year), annual preventive maintenance and service, annual load-bank testing for 13 non-paralleling generators in compliance with NFPA-110 and Joint Commission standards, semi-annual Phillips Tank Management System inspections, annual remote start/stop testing of four generators in buildings 92-95, and 24/7 emergency corrective maintenance with four-hour acknowledgment and 14-hour on-site response requirements. The contract covered OEM repair parts and materials up to $35,000 per year. The base contract period was October 15, 2026 through October 14, 2027, with four optional one-year extensions through October 14, 2031.

Technicians were required to complete at least one year of trade school and five years of institutional and industrial generator experience, with OEM factory authorization or certification. Personnel required Non-Sensitive Tier 1/Low Risk background clearance and VA facility compliance. Evaluation was Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. NAICS 811310; PSC J061. A new solicitation will be issued at a later date if needed. Contracting Officer: Tina L. Harris, tina.harris3@va.gov.