R428--Indoor Air Quality Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting firm-fixed-price quotes for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Assessment and Associated Sampling Services under solicitation number 36C24626Q0428. The contractor must provide comprehensive IAQ monitoring and sampling services across six Western North Carolina facilities (the Asheville VAMC main campus and five community-based outpatient clinics), with a minimum of 20 sampling events annually. Key requirements include monitoring for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, fungi, bacteria, dust, temperature, and relative humidity in compliance with standards established by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), ASTM International, OSHA, and NIOSH. The contractor must employ a Certified Industrial Hygienist with at least ten years of management experience and obtain accreditation from AIHA's Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP) prior to contract award. Routine reports must be completed within ten days of sample collection, with rush reports within forty-eight hours. Questions must be submitted by April 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST, and quotes are due by April 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM EDT.

This is an unrestricted contract with no set-aside designation. The contract represents a base year plus four one-year option structure, with a total performance period from April 20, 2026, through April 19, 2031, and a budget of $19 million. The contract includes standard CLINs for industrial hygiene services and additional CLINs for after-hours, holiday, and emergency services at a fixed price of $5,000 per option period. The place of performance is Asheville, North Carolina, with services required at multiple locations throughout the region. Payment will be made monthly in arrears through electronic funds transfer via the VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment system. The contracting officer is Zanona Pickett, and personnel assigned to the contract must comply with all VA security procedures and background investigation requirements.