J061--Uninterruptible Power Supply Maintenance, Inspection and Technical Support Service | Base plus 4 |

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 is soliciting quotations for maintenance, inspection, testing, and technical support services for a Schneider Galaxy VM Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The contractor must be Schneider Electric Authorized/Certified with a minimum of five years of successful experience maintaining identical or similar UPS equipment within the last seven years and must provide references demonstrating this experience. Key contract requirements include providing two semi-annual preventative maintenance visits annually (scheduled for January and July), delivering 24-hour technical support with on-site contractor personnel arriving within four hours of notification, submitting service reports within ten business days of maintenance completion, and complying with all VAMC safety, infection control, and security procedures. The solicitation does not specify explicit evaluation criteria beyond the mandatory service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) certification requirement and contractor qualifications. Quotations must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Ron Heidemann (ronald.heidemann@va.gov) by February 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with the base contract period running from March 8, 2026, to March 7, 2027, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods through March 7, 2031.

This solicitation is a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) certified with the SBA, and only offers from VA-certified SDVOSBs registered in https://veterans.certify.sba.gov will be considered eligible. No incumbent contractor is identified in the available documents, indicating this may be a new procurement or re-competition. The solicitation does not provide an explicit award value or budget range; however, payment is structured as firm-fixed-price lump-sum monthly invoicing in arrears upon completion of work. The contract covers maintenance and technical support for one Schneider Galaxy VM UPS system (Model 0G-GVMPB160KG, Serial ID 1834005732) with four battery cabinet modules, with service delivery spanning a potential five-year period (base year plus four option years). The place of performance is the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and contractors must comply with prevailing wage rates per Wage Determination No. 2015-4719, Revision 29, and maintain general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence along with workers' compensation and automobile liability coverage of $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence.