J061--RFQ Amendment 0003 - Triennial Inspection and Testing of Electrical Power Distribution System, Iowa City VA Healthcare System.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks triennial inspection and testing of the electrical power distribution system at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, with offers due July 31 at 12:00 PM CST. The procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, firm fixed-price, single-award purchase order.

Place of performance is 601 US-6 W, Iowa City, Iowa 52246. Work must commence by September 30 and be completed by October 15, 2026. The government intends to award by August 1, 2026.

The contractor must hold a minimum of five years of specialized continuous experience in testing and inspection of electrical distribution systems in healthcare, industrial, educational, and commercial facilities and must qualify as a "Qualified Person under NFPA 70B." All testing must comply with VHA Directive 1028, NEMA, NEC, NFPA 70B, ASTM, ASA standards, OSHA requirements, and manufacturer specifications.

Scope includes comprehensive testing and maintenance of switchgear, medium voltage circuit breakers, protective relays, primary disconnects, transformers, low voltage circuit breakers, generators, and batteries. Contract Line Item 0001 covers triennial testing on a job order basis; CLIN 0002, newly added by Amendment 0003, provides optional corrective repairs up to $10,000 maximum. Testing covers 16 primary switches and 16 electronic protective relays. Work will be performed days, evenings, and weekends, with historical precedent of Wednesday through Saturday schedules with primarily nighttime work. The estimated budget is $19 million. NAICS code is 541350, Engineering Services, with a small business size standard of $11.5 million. Service Contract Labor Standards apply; the prevailing wage rate for Employee Class 23160 is $30.13 per hour. Offerors must register in SAM at time of submission. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for July 21 at 1:00 PM CST; questions are due by July 22 at 11:59 PM CST. All amendments must be signed and submitted with offers. Amendment 0003, posted July 28, provides revised answers to prior questions and includes a sample Low Voltage Circuit Breaker Test Record.