PSC 4610 Cathodic Protection Inspection Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Medical Center seeks cathodic protection inspection services for its water tower system, with proposals due October 9 and questions due September 29. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Walla Walla, Washington. The contractor must inspect a 150,000-gallon spherical elevated water storage tank (Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors, Inc., serial 3456-150, fabricated 2015) and its cathodic protection system. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is 4610.

Required certifications include Cathodic Protection Tester and Corrosion Expert credentials per WAC 173-360A-0940 and NACE-AMPP standards, plus ADCI diving credentials (Entry-Level Tender/Diver, Air Diver, and Air-Diving Supervisor). The contractor must hold Washington contractor registration. Remotely Operated Vehicles may substitute for commercial divers if capable of meeting inspection and water quality sampling requirements. The performing entity must demonstrate approaches for conducting CP readings and rectifier testing while the tower remains in service, water disinfection and safety procedures, system type identification, and coating breakdown analysis.

Period of performance runs January 1 to May 1, 2027. The government anticipates awarding a five-year firm-fixed-price purchase order. Service Contract Act wage determinations apply with a minimum health and welfare fringe benefit of $5.92 per hour plus paid vacation, holidays, and paid sick leave. A mandatory site visit occurred September 24 at Building 82 bay doors. Amendment 0001 (posted September 30) added water tower drawings and a Cathodic Protection Operations and Maintenance Manual; vendor questions and answers were incorporated, with no extension to the proposal deadline.