J061--Triennial Inspection and Testing of Electrical Breakers and Electrical Power Distribution System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is seeking triennial inspection and testing services for electrical breakers and the electrical power distribution system at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System Medical Center. The contractor must perform comprehensive inspection, testing, cleaning, adjusting, and maintenance of switchgear equipment, medium voltage circuit breakers, protective relays, primary disconnects, transformers, low voltage circuit breakers, generators, and batteries in compliance with manufacturers' recommendations and applicable NEMA, NEC, NFPA, ASTM, ASA, and VA standards, specifically VHA Directive 1028 and NFPA 70B. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of specialized continuous experience in testing, inspection, and maintenance of electrical distribution systems in healthcare, industrial, educational, and commercial facilities. This is currently a Sources Sought notice (RFI) for market research purposes; evaluation criteria and contract award details will be determined based on responses received. All responses must be submitted via email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the subject line "36C26326Q0532 Electrical Testing" by 4:30 PM Central Time on Monday, April 13, 2026.

This pre-solicitation carries no set-aside designation, though the VA will use respondent information to determine whether a future formal solicitation will be issued under unrestricted, small business set-aside, or socio-economic set-aside procedures, with particular consideration for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone 8(a) businesses, women-owned small businesses, and small-disadvantaged businesses. No incumbent contractor information or specific award values have been disclosed in this sources sought notice. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis for services only, with all work scheduled during nights and weekends following written notification at least two weeks in advance. The scope of work includes detailed inspection and testing across multiple buildings at the Iowa City facility, with comprehensive reporting requirements including two bound copies of testing reports in 8x11 format and one electronic copy as PDF or Word document. If a socio-economic set-aside is utilized in the future solicitation, the VA Limitations of Subcontracting Clause will apply, restricting prime contractors from paying more than 50 percent of government-paid amounts to firms that are not certified service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small businesses.