NTX Water Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is preparing to solicit water quality testing services under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with a response deadline of September 8, 2026. Performance work statement is attached.

Work is performed at two North Texas VA facilities: Dallas VA Medical Center (4500 S Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216) and Fort Worth VA Clinic (2201 SE Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas 76119). The contractor shall provide comprehensive water quality testing in accordance with ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 standards, including monthly and quarterly sampling of utility water, critical water, and steam at specified points of generation and use across both locations. Testing occurs during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays). The contractor is responsible for sample collection, laboratory analyses, documentation, and consolidated monthly reports delivered within ten calendar days of testing completion. All personnel must obtain VA-issued identification badges. The contractor shall immediately notify the VA of positive bacteria or endotoxin results exceeding ST108 thresholds and perform re-testing of failed points of use within ten calendar days, continuing weekly monitoring until two successive baseline readings are achieved.

The base contract period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four additional one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031. The contractor shall supply all personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, trained staff, laboratory facilities with appropriate certifications and capabilities, sampling containers, and return shipping. All work must comply with VA privacy, security, HIPAA, and infection control requirements.

NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services); PSC H946.