Kitchen Technician Repair and Maintenance Services

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) Healthcare Contracting Division Northeast is seeking a contractor to provide kitchen equipment technician repair and maintenance services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The solicitation requires comprehensive on-site repair, maintenance, and preventative maintenance services for kitchen equipment supporting the Nutrition Services Department, with contractors needing to provide qualified technicians possessing formal refrigerant, plumbing, electrical, and commercial kitchen equipment training along with a minimum of five years of experience. Technicians must be U.S. citizens proficient in English and capable of working Tuesday through Saturday from 1000 to 1830 hours, including federal holidays. The government will evaluate proposals using a best-value trade-off methodology, with technical approach and experience weighted as significantly more important than price, rating technical proposals from Unacceptable to Outstanding and experience from Not Relevant to Very Relevant. Critical dates include May 28, 2025 for questions and June 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST for proposal submissions, with the solicitation number HT0014-25-R-0029.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for 8(a) small business concerns under NAICS code 811310 with a size standard of $12,500,000, and the current incumbent contractor is Brothers Mechanical Services LLC, which has maintained the kitchen equipment for at least nine years. The contract structure includes three primary line items: 2,080 hours of on-site repair and maintenance, 50 hours of emergency on-site repair and preventative maintenance, and kitchen equipment parts and maintenance services. The performance period spans five years total, with a base contract period from July 13, 2025 to July 12, 2026, followed by four additional one-year option periods extending through July 12, 2030. All work will be performed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, requiring contractors to maintain strict security protocols and compliance with Department of Defense identification and training requirements. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and self-certified under the specified NAICS code to be eligible for award consideration.