What this opportunity is
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to provide uninterrupted power source maintenance services at the Lyons VAMC in New Jersey. This procurement is set aside specifically for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, which may have a competitive advantage in this opportunity. As a Sources Sought notice, this is a tracking opportunity, allowing interested businesses to monitor and potentially respond to a future solicitation.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
SUBJECT*
FY26 Uninterrupted Power Source Maintenance EO and Lyons VAMC (B=OPT4)
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
10468-3904
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24226Q0800
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
07-24-2026 12PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
SET-ASIDE
SDVOSBC
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J059
NAICS CODE*
811310
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs
Network Contracting Office 2
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
130 West Kingsbridge Road
Bronx NY 10468-3904
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer
Clifford S. Harrison
Clifford.Harrison@va.gov
718.584.9000 Ext.4680
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
ADDRESS
East Orange VA Medical Center
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange New Jersey
POSTAL CODE
NJ
COUNTRY
USA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
https://www.va.gov
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Clifford.Harrison@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Clifford.Harrison@va.gov
DESCRIPTION
The VISN 2 is in need of Uninterrupted Power Source Maintenance Services at the East Orange, New Jersey Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018-1095. This requirement for services to perform Preventative Maintenance is as outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 is conducting a market survey to identify responsible sources and determine the acquisition strategy for this potential procurement.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 811310 Commercial & Industrial Machinery & Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this NAICS Code is $12.5 million.
Interested parties are advised that in keeping with the Veterans First Contracting program under 38 U.S.C. 8127-8128, as implemented under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart 819.70 and VA Procurement Policy Memorandum 2016-05 – Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program, if the Contracting Officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns are capable of meeting the requirement for a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States, the requirement will be set-aside for SDVOSB concerns. If an SDVOSB set-aside is not appropriate, the requirement will be evaluated to determine whether a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside is appropriate. The term SDVOSB / VOSB under the Veterans First Contracting program has the same meaning as defined in FAR subpart 2.101, except for acquisitions authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for the Veterans First Contracting Program SDVOSB and VOSB concerns must be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov in addition to meeting the NAICS code small business size standard to be eligible for award under Veterans First Contracting Program set-asides.
If capability packages are received from at least two (2) capable small business firms that meet the NAICS code small business size standard - in the following order of preference - this requirement will be set aside accordingly:
1. SDVOSB
2. VOSB
3. Other capable small business firms
Eligible parties are required to provide the following capability information to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Clifford S. Harrison (Clifford.Harrison@va.gov):
- Professional Qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services outlined in the attached SOW
- Capability to accomplish the work in the required timeframe
- A minimum of three (3) references with a description of work completed for a Government agency or private industry of equivalent complexity to the required services. The names of the appropriate Point of Contact (POC) and their contact information (telephone numbers and email addresses).
- DUNS number
- Business Size (Large/Small) under NAICS Code 811310
- Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUB Zone, etc.)
- Copy of VIP showing verified status
- Estimated cost of the required services
Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing via email and must be received not later than Friday, July 24th at 12:00 PM, email: Clifford.Harrison@va.gov. It is the responsibility of the responder to ensure the timely delivery of their capability packages.
No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Please review the attached SOW, compile all questions or requests for information (RFI’s) in one (1) email, and submit to Clifford.Harrison@va.gov
Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. If your firm is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, you must be VERIFIED in SBA (see internet site: https://search.certifications.sba.gov/). The contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (see the website: https://sam.gov/).
This notice is for market research purposes only. The NC02 Contracting Department is seeking the optimal business size to meet this requirement.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.