Due: 7 days leftSolicitationSmall businessOH
What: Electrical power distribution equipment testing, inspection, and maintenance at Cleveland VA Medical Center. Scope includes circuit breaker testing, infrared scanning, transformer oil analysis, and related maintenance work. Contract period begins November 1, 2026, with multiple option years through October 31, 2031. Exact quantities and equipment schedule in attachments.
Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs
Where: Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1702
Deadline: October 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Who can bid: Any small business under the NAICS 238210 size standard that is registered in SAM.gov. No SBA certification required.
Key requirements: Prime contractor must have electrical testing as primary business specialty. Technicians must be NETA-certified or equivalent (NICET Level III or higher accepted) with minimum 5 years relevant experience. Work must comply with latest NETA Maintenance Testing Specifications. Site visit scheduled October 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
Check before bidding: (1) Full statement of work and equipment schedule, especially quantities for Option Years 1 and 4; (2) Bonding, insurance, and wage determination requirements
Next step: Register in SAM.gov if not already registered; review full solicitation attachments; attend site visit on October 27, 2026
Original description
The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the questions received prior to the cutoff date. In addition to providing answer to the questions, a site visit is also set for 0900 on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1702. We will meet at the information desk, first floor of the Atrium. This is directly across from the parking garage. Is this a new requirement or a recompete? If a recompete, please identify the incumbent contractor, the previous contract number, and the prior contract value. The final option year of the previous contract 36C25022F0010 has expired. Can prior test reports (most recent tri-annual cycle, IR survey, oil analysis) be provided to help establish equipment condition and test history? Prior test reports will not be shared outside of authorized staff. What is the estimated contract value or funding range for this requirement? This is not a construction requirement and therefore we do not have a project magnitude. The circuit breaker testing schedules for Option Year 1 (November 1, 2027 October 31, 2028) and Option Year 4 (November 1, 2030 October 31, 2031) appear to omit the quantity column shown in the other annual schedules. Could the Government provide revised schedules identifying the quantities for each listed circuit breaker in these two option years? Edited spreadsheet for breaker listing provided below. The SOW identifies working hours of 7:00 a.m. 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when maintenance requires an electrical power interruption. However, we could not locate an equipment schedule distinguishing Normal (Monday Friday) equipment from Critical (Saturday Sunday) equipment. Could the Government provide this classification or confirm how contractors should determine which equipment requires weekend work for pricing purposes? Any work that requires power to be interrupted will be completed on Sunday s, during daylight hours. Work that does not require power interruption, i.e. IR scan or transformer oil samples can be completed M-F during normal working hours. The section requires electrical contracting to be the primary specialty of the contractor's business and references properly trained and licensed permanent staff. Would the VA consider a qualified small-business prime contractor that provides contract management, coordination, quality assurance, and oversight while utilizing an experienced electrical testing subcontractor with the required NETA certifications, licensed personnel, equipment, and relevant past performance? This requirement is intended for contractors whose primary business specialty is electrical testing, inspection, maintenance, and repair of electrical power distribution systems. The Government expects the prime contractor to possess the technical qualifications, experience, and personnel necessary to directly perform the primary work requirements identifi