Water Treatment, Maintenance, & Monitoring Services - VA Black Hills Health Care System - Hot Springs VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, solicited water treatment, maintenance, and monitoring services for the Hot Springs VA Medical Center with an offer due date of October 16, 2026; the solicitation was cancelled by amendment on October 19, 2026.

The procurement (solicitation number 36C26327Q0023) was unrestricted, full and open competition under NAICS 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) and PSC F103 (Environmental Systems Protection—Water Quality Support). Place of performance is Hot Springs, South Dakota. The contracting office is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office, 316 Robert Street N, Suite 506, Saint Paul, Minnesota, with Contract Specialist Alisha Milander serving as primary point of contact.

The base contract period ran from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through October 31, 2031. The estimated total contract value was $41 million. Services covered four SANIKILL water treatment units (one SKHP/1000 unit and three SKHP/025 units) serving the facility's domestic water systems.

Key qualifications required an authorized distributor and servicer of Sanipur US LLC equipment with a minimum of five years' experience operating potable water treatment equipment for legionella control in healthcare settings. Key personnel must hold Certified Water Technologist (CWT) certification from the Association of Water Technologies and ASSE 12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist certification. Contractor responsibilities included monthly site visits, maintaining monochloramine levels at 2–4 ppm and corrosion inhibitor levels at 8–12 ppm, providing continual remote web-based monitoring accessible to up to six VA users, delivering specified chemical reagents manufactured by Klenzoid, Inc., performing semi-annual ORP probe replacement and annual pump overhaul, providing annual training to facilities personnel, and submitting quarterly written program reviews.

Evaluation weighted technical and quality capability at 40%, price at 35%, past performance at 15%, and veterans involvement consideration under VAAR 852.215-70 for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns at 10%. A mandatory pre-quote assessment site visit was scheduled for September 30, 2026. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates applied per DOL Wage Determination 2015-5377, Revision 32.