VANIHCS FW Generator Load Bank Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 seeks furnishing of trained labor, supervision, management, transportation, supplies, equipment, and materials to perform annual emergency generator, load bank, and automatic transfer switch preventive maintenance and testing, plus emergency callback service twice yearly, for the Fort Wayne Campus, with proposals due March 27, 2026. This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through the SBA.

Place of performance is Fort Wayne, Indiana. Work must commence within 10 calendar days of Notice to Proceed and be performed during normal business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday–Friday, excluding federal holidays). The period of performance is 365 calendar days from contractor receipt of Notice to Proceed, plus four optional one-year extensions. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for March 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM EST at Building 2 of the Fort Wayne VA Campus.

The facility operates four generators: two 1982 Caterpillar units (211 KW and 260 KW), one 2004 Katolight unit (375 KW), and one 2022 portable Caterpillar unit (340 KW). Contractor services include two periodic preventive maintenance visits and one annual maintenance visit annually, comprehensive generator testing and maintenance per manufacturer specifications and NFPA 110 and VHA Directive 1028, ATS inspection and testing, and four-hour load bank testing at specified capacity levels. All personnel performing work must comply with VHA Directive 1192.01 influenza vaccination policy. A load bank trailer may be positioned within 50 feet or less of cable distance from each generator; power cannot be removed from the Automatic Transfer Switch to complete tasks.

NAICS code 541380, Equipment and Materials Testing, applies, with a $19 million small business size standard. Contractor must maintain insurance of $100,000 minimum per accident and $500,000 for multiple persons, submit quality control programs and training certifications, and deliver all documentation in electronic PDF format. Payment follows completion and acceptance by the Contracting Officer's Representative. SDVOSBs are limited to subcontracting 50 percent of government payments for services to non-certified firms. Prevailing wage rates per Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4781 (Revision 29) apply.