Z2NZ--Turn Key Chiller Equipment (Purchase and Install)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, through Network Contracting Office 16, seeks turn-key purchase and installation of one 120-ton Trane Model CGAM120 air-cooled scroll packaged chiller, with proposals due November 30, 2026. The chiller is a brand-name sole-source requirement under FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source), justified by integration with existing Trane building automation and controls, and the restriction applies only to the chiller equipment while the overall construction work is competitively solicited.

The notice's Set Aside field reads No Set-Aside Used, which governs eligibility. Attachment summaries describe an SDVOSB set-aside, but the field controls. Place of performance is Pineville, Louisiana, per Amendment 0001, at the Alexandria VA Health Care System. NAICS is 238220 and PSC is Z2NZ.

The contractor removes the existing chiller with disposal under EPA Section 608, installs the new unit, insulates chilled water piping, adds glycol, reconnects electrical, and provides startup by authorized Trane Service personnel and operator training. Work runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and personnel must hold licensure and certifications for chiller installation, startup, and commissioning. Pre-installation documentation is due within ten business days of Notice to Proceed, all work within 30 calendar days of NTP, and post-installation documentation within five business days of completion. Warranty requirements are one year of full parts and labor plus a five-year compressor warranty registered with the manufacturer and VA.

The solicitation summary cites a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated magnitude between $100,000 and $250,000. The bid bond is 20 percent of the bid price or $100,000, whichever is less. No incumbent is named.

Evaluation weighs four factors: Approach/Schedule/Quality Management, Professional Qualifications and Experience, Past Performance, and Price, with non-price factors approximately equal in importance to price. Offerors must provide a divisional price breakdown (Exhibit A) and submit Exhibits B through E, along with VAAR 852.219-75. A site visit is scheduled for November 4, 2026 at 10:30 a.m., and written questions are due by 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2026. Offerors must acknowledge Amendment 0001 before the proposal deadline or risk rejection.