J041--Manhattan VA Commercial kitchen and refrigeration equipment preventative maintenance services contract

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation #
36C24226Q0799
NAICS
811210
PSC
J041
Posted
July 14, 2026
Response due
July 20, 2026
Place of performance
New York

What this opportunity is

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking preventative maintenance services for commercial kitchen and refrigeration equipment, classified under NAICS 811210. This opportunity is suitable for small businesses specializing in maintenance services for kitchen and refrigeration systems. As a Sources Sought notice, it is intended to gauge interest and capabilities, meaning interested firms should focus on demonstrating their qualifications rather than submitting bids at this stage.

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Description

Sources Sought - 36C24222Q0956 NYH Textile Care Facility Maintenance Page 12 of 12 Page 1 of The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 is issuing this Sources Sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Commercial Kitchen and Refrigeration Equipment Preventative Maintenance at the New York Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus, 423 E 23rd St, New Tork, NY 10010. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811210. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NY HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MARGARET COCHRAN CORBIN VA MEDICAL CENTER 1. SCOPE OF WORK. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, vehicles, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform monthly preventative maintenance and repair tasks for the equipment described in the solicitation. Below is the site-specific information for the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center of the NY Harbor Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, located at 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. The C&A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. FACILITIES. The equipment to be maintained is identified in Attachment A, Equipment Inventory. All billable corrective maintenance and repair work performed for the equipment listed in Attachment A; Equipment Inventory, shall be performed when authorized by the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and in accordance with Government-approved technical instructions and facility priorities. Facility has a right to modify the equipment inventory as needed. Contractors will be informed of the changes in writing in equipment inventory within 30 days of changes. Response and Completion Times will be required in this Chart: Classification Normal Duty Hours Other than Normal Duty Hours Response time Completion Response Time Completion Emergency 4 hours Continuous Until Safe/ Complete 6 hours Continuous Until Safe/ Complete Urgent Next business day Downgrade to Routine Two business day Downgrade to Routine 1.1.1. Normal duty hours (Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.), Overtime rate (Saturday and after hours for emergency service only), (Sunday and Holidays excepted). 1.2 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS. Contractor s employees must have a prior technical expertise on repair and maintenance of walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-in refrigerators and freezers, commercial cooking equipment, commercial dishwasher, and cold and Hot serving lines. Personnel operating motor vehicles will have a valid state driver s license and abide by all NY Harbor Healthcare System traffic laws, i.e., hands-free cell phone use while driving, and parking requirements. Contractor s employees shall be licensed for their respective trades in accordance with city, county, state, or federal requirements. * Note: All HVAC trades personnel shall have universal EPA certification. Contactor will ensure all certificates, licenses, permits and bonds are kept current and valid. All licenses and certifications shall be submitted to the on-site COR annually or as requested. Associated training, licensing and certifications expenses shall be borne by the Contractor. 1.2.1 Minimum Staffing: The Contractor will maintain minimum staffing requirements on a 24/7 basis to respond to emergencies in accordance with the response times identified in Response Chart on page 1. The Contractor is encouraged to perform maintenance that fully affects the normal operations of the healthcare facility during off peak hours possibly to reduce meal services interruption. . 1.3. SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS: 1.3.1 Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center Equipment. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Manhattan VA Medical Center Food and Nutrition Services equipment, which is used to refrigerate, freeze, cook, and clean, all the dietetic and nutrition needs of the Manhattan VA Medical Center daily, are fully operational. This contract covers all refrigeration and ancillary refrigeration equipment, other food warming equipment, cold serving lines, conveyor belt, and commercial cooking equipment. and commercial dish washer needed to maintain at manufacturers specified temperature and performance on a 24/7 basis. 1.4 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. The Contractor shall obtain all parts, materials, and supplies necessary to perform scheduled monthly maintenance, also known as preventive maintenance (PM), and the contractor shall be responsible for the cost of all cleaning supplies only. Labor cost for monthly scheduled preventative maintenance will be covered under the fixed price of PM services. Contractor requires to commit minimum of 16 hours for monthly performing preventative maintenance services on refrigeration equipment, and 8 hours monthly on commercial cooking equipment, meal assembly equipment, conveyor belt, toaster oven, and commercial dish washer. The contractor will clean either indoor or outdoor condenser coils as needed (not chemical). Water cooled condenser may be chemically cleaned upon approval of COR. Provide full reports, in clearly legible form, etc. The contractor shall review the manufacturer s requirements for scheduled maintenance for the systems/equipment and recommend to the Chief/Supervisors of Manhattan VA Medical Center. The contractor shall ensure that the level of preventive maintenance (tasks, frequency, etc.) is adequate to preserve

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