VHA Black Hills Health Care System Air Balancing and Testing Solicitation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) services for air handling and HVAC systems at the VHA Black Hills Health Care System facilities. The contract is a 5-year firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a base period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods through June 30, 2031. Qualified offerors must demonstrate current employment of at least two TAB technicians certified by AABC, TABB, or NEBB, and must provide three past performance references for similar services completed within the past three years. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. The offer submission deadline is March 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT, with electronic submission required to Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov, and an optional site visit is available on March 11, 2026 at Fort Meade Clinic to tour all three facility locations.

This solicitation carries no small business set-aside designation and is open to all qualified contractors. The contract encompasses TAB services at three locations: Fort Meade Medical Center (290 rooms), Hot Springs Clinic (100 rooms), and Rapid City Clinic (48 rooms), with services including semi-annual comprehensive facility testing in July/August and January/February each year plus follow-up testing as needed. The contract has a minimum guaranteed value of $5,000 and a maximum ceiling of $335,000 across the entire five-year period. All work must comply with ASHRAE standards and prevailing wage requirements established by the Department of Labor for South Dakota counties in the Custer, Meade, and Pennington County area. The place of performance is located at 50 Sheridan Street, Fort Meade, South Dakota 57741.