Water Quality Testing Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is soliciting competitive quotes for comprehensive water quality testing services to support the VA Northern California Health Care System. The procurement encompasses Legionella testing, critical water testing, utility water testing, heterotrophic plate count (HPC) testing for chillers and cooling towers, dialysis machine testing, and bacteria analysis across multiple facility locations. Key contract requirements include utilizing laboratories certified by the CDC or Public Health England for Legionella testing, employing trained technicians, and performing quarterly, monthly, or annual sampling depending on the testing type and location. The solicitation requires contractors to provide detailed water sampling and laboratory analysis with reporting deliverables within 5-14 business days of sample collection. Critical deadlines include questions due by 10:00 AM PST on December 15, 2025 (submitted via email only to david.alvarez4@va.gov), and quotes due by December 23, 2025, also via email. Site visits for potential offerors were scheduled in early December 2025 across Redding, Mather, Stockton, Martinez, and Mare Island locations.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), which restricts competition to qualifying firms in this category. The contract will operate on a base year spanning January 3, 2026 through January 2, 2027, with four additional one-year option periods extending through January 2, 2031, providing up to five years of potential performance. The Statement of Work includes specific provisions for additional bacteria analysis (up to $2,500 annually) and re-testing capabilities (up to $8,000 per performance year), though the total contract value is not explicitly stated in the available documentation. The primary place of performance is centered at Mather, California, with supporting operations at four additional VA medical facility locations (Martinez, Redding, Stockton, and Mare Island). The contract utilizes multiple contract line items (CLINs) organized by facility and testing type, with testing protocols aligned to industry standards including AAMI ST108 (2023) for utility water analysis.