This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial products and services for generator transfer switch testing, maintenance, and inspection services at the East Orange and Lyons VA Medical Centers. The procurement is set aside for small businesses. The contract period is one base year with four option years. Offerors must submit a capability statement, pricing worksheet, and demonstrate technical capability, staffing, qualifications, experience, management and quality control approach, emergency response capability, past performance, and price. A site visit is mandatory and scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. Questions must be submitted via email by May 20th, 2026, 16:00 EST. Quotes are due by May 22nd, 2026, 16:00 EST and must be emailed to ***@***. *. * will be based on a comparative evaluation of quotes. Offerors must be registered in SAM. gov and may receive evaluation credit for involving Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs).
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. It mentions a contract period of performance of one base year from award, plus four option years.
The bid notice does not specify payment terms. However, it does mention the clause FAR ****, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management, and FAR ****, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.
The bid notice states that Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures of RFO FAR 12. It further details that comparative evaluation is the side by side pairwise comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a contracting officer decision for the quote most favorable to the government. The decision factors include Technical, Past Performance, and Price, with additional consideration for Veterans Involvement.
The bid notice requires offerors to submit a capability statement demonstrating technical capability and approach to meet all requirements, as well as staffing, qualifications, and experience, management and quality control approach, and emergency response capability. Offerors must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website.
The bid notice states that Contractors have opportunity to attend a site visit on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, to view the requirements at each facility. It also mentions that Contractors shall email the co ***@***. *. * no later than Monday, May 18th, 2026, with their intention to attend and specifics will be provided in return. No other site visits will be provided.
The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a deadline for challenging the bid. However, it does include the provision FAR ****, Service of Protest, and FAR ****, Protest After Award.