Updated J065--Provide and Install Dental Vac Replacement at TVHS Murfreesboro, TN

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, is soliciting quotes for the removal, disposal, provision, and installation of a complete Dental Vacuum Pump System at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The new system will consist of a Ramvac Bison 3 Vacuum Pump, Ramvac Infini tank System, and Solmetex NXT H5 High Volume Amalgam Separator System to replace a failing 12-year-old system serving five dental treatment rooms. Key requirements include 100% water-free operation, EPA compliance, and 99% sediment separation capabilities, with all work to be completed within a 60-day performance period. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical capability and price to determine the best value to the government. Initial questions were due by 10:00 a.m. CT on December 22, 2025, with two amendment rounds providing additional clarifications on December 29 and December 31, 2025, and the final quote deadline is 10:00 a.m. CST on January 6, 2026.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 339114 with a 750-employee size standard. The work will be performed in Building 120, Fan Room 10, located at 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129. The solicitation (number 36C24926Q0053) requires compliance with applicable Department of Labor wage determinations for the Service Contract Act covering multiple Tennessee counties, which specify minimum hourly rates, health and welfare benefits, vacation provisions, and paid holidays. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents, and no specific award value or budget range has been disclosed. The installation will require access via an external staircase outside the building, with confirmation of dedicated 15-amp electrical service (downgraded from the initially proposed 20-amp breaker) and adequate mechanical room space for the Infiniti tank system.