Sources Sought
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Preventive Maintenance Base 4 Option Years (VA-27-00009247)
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25927Q0007
Due in 12 days
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The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is checking the market for a contractor to do annual preventive maintenance and 24/7 breakdown repair on its uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment. The title says a base year plus 4 option years. This is a sources sought/RFI, so no award will come from it.
Watch out for
- Fast on-site response. The contractor must be on station within 4 hours of a repair request, any time of day, which is hard without a local presence.
Contractor must be on station within 4 hours of repair request.
- Equipment list and PM procedures in attachments. The equipment inventory and PM procedures are not in the notice text, so you cannot size the work or price it yet.
- Parts cost and delivery risk. The contractor pays for most parts under a fixed agreement and must guarantee overnight delivery of high mortality parts.
High mortality parts must be located such that delivery is guaranteed not later than overnight on this site.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Annual scheduled preventive maintenance on all listed UPS equipment, following OEM recommendations
- Breakdown repair on request, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on station within 4 hours
- Provide all labor, travel, parts and material (batteries, air filters and full bank capacitor replacement excluded)
- Service reports after each visit and an annual calibration certificate
- Software updates at no extra cost
- Written statement on substitute equipment available during outages
- Contract type
- Sources sought / RFI for a multi-year service contract (maintenance service agreement)
- Period of performance
- Base year plus 4 option years (from the title)
- Place of performance
- Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Oklahoma City
- Offers due
- 2026-10-19T08:00:00-06:00
- How to submit
- Email to christopher.delauro@va.gov
What to include when you submit
- State your company's business size
- Provide your DUNS number
- Say whether you have an FSS/GSA contract that includes this service
- Provide the FSS/GSA contract number if applicable
You must have
- Ability to perform OEM-standard maintenance, with on-site response and 24/7 repair
Contractor shall provide 24-hour, 7-day repair services.
- Calibration certification for gauging and measurement equipment, provided to the COR annually
Not in the notice text
- Equipment list and PM procedures (attached, not in the text)
- Set-aside status if a solicitation follows
- Estimated value
- Exact option period dates
- Evaluation method for any later solicitation
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 19, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36C25927Q0007
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Network Contract Office 19 (36C259)
- NAICS
- 811210
- Product/service code
- J059
- Business type
- Equipment repair & maintenance
- Place of performance
- Oklahoma City, 73104
- Contracting contact
- Chris DeLaurochristopher.delauro@va.gov303-712-5737 email preferred
Full notice text from SAM.gov
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE and BREAKDOWN REPAIR SERVICES Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Oklahoma City VA Health Care System (OKCVAHCS) BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK (This is for information only) Please respond to christopher.delauro@va.gov no later than 8:00am on 10/19/2026 as to your company s ability to perform service. PURPOSE: Oklahoma City VA Health Care System requires a multi-year, contracted scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) service and breakdown repair service as specified herein for all equipment listed. All labor, travel, replacement parts and material required to maintain equipment listed are included in the total cost of the maintenance service agreement, excluding the replacement parts: batteries; air filters; and full bank capacitor replacement where applicable. SCHEDULED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM): Contractor will maintain, check, and calibrate according to Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) recommendations following the attached PM Procedures, as a minimum, on all equipment which is identified in the attached equipment list. PM services will be performed annually. SCHEDULING ARRANGEMENTS: Except by special alternative arrangement, scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) will be performed during VA Health Care System s normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays). Contractor shall schedule all PM services at least 2 weeks in advance and be approved by the COR. Contractor shall also provide a statement describing their policy for charging of additional fees due to rescheduling when equipment is not available at the time of the approved scheduled service call. REPAIR SERVICES: Contractor will repair, on request, all equipment which is identified in the equipment list. All equipment repaired by Contractor must be restored to proper working order and subjected to appropriate safety checks before returning it as fit for use. Contractor shall provide 24-hour, 7-day repair services. Contractor must be on station within 4 hours of repair request. DOCUMENTATION: Contractor shall provide this VA Health Care System with individual Service Reports, prior to leaving this station, which describes the maintenance and/or repair services performed on the equipment, including all parts used. The Service Report will also include any recommended repairs and/or safety issues. All service reports are to be signed by the Contractor s representative and by the COR or the VA engineering personnel designated by the COR. The signed service report is to be delivered to Engineering, Room BD-100 or the Boiler Plant if after normal work hours. SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT: Contractor must provide this VA Health Care System with a written statement specifying what substitute equipment can be provided for interim use at this VA Health Care System during any time the equipment specified in this agreement might be out of service. That statement must specify the equipment by manufacturer and model, specify what availability Contractor can guarantee, and the charges that would be made to this VA Health Care System for the use of each item. PARTS: All parts will be O.E.M. recommended parts. High mortality parts must be located such that delivery is guaranteed not later than overnight on this site. SOFTWARE UPDATES: Contractor shall provide any software updates, as they become available, for all equipment listed, at no additional cost. All software changes made become the property of this VA Health Care System. CALIBRATION OF VENDOR S EQUIPMENT: Contractor must provide this VA Health Care System with certification attesting that all gauging and measurement equipment used to check and calibrate the subject items of equipment has been calibrated either according to the manufacturer s specifications or within the last twelve months against a standard that is traceable to the National Bureau of Standards. Such certification shall be provided to the COR annually. RESPONSE TIME: Contractor shall respond by telephone within two (2) working hours and be on site when necessary, within four (4) hours of notification. Contractor agrees to utilize manufacturer s service representative for assistance in correcting for any malfunctions not resolved within two (2) working days from initial notification at no additional cost to the government. Contractor shall perform all maintenance and repair service on station, unless local environment prohibits on station repair. The Contractor shall be responsible for handling, packing, shipping, and receiving of all repair parts and equipment at no expense to the government. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION: Contractor shall provide this VA Health Care System, with an annual certificate attesting that all equipment listed has been calibrated to O.E.M. standards. Such certification shall be provided to the COR electronically as well as a printed copy within one month of the PM service. PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for protection of VA Health Care System personnel, furnishings, equipment, and buildings from damage, and shall replace or repair any damage due to work performed under this contract equal to its original construction and finish. IMPORTANT NOTE: This RFI (Request for Information) is for information only. No award will be made from this RFI. Please communicate via e-mail to Christopher.delauro@va.gov by 08:00am on 10/19/2026 as to your company s ability to perform service per this brief Scope of Work. If interested, please provide the following: 1. Please state your company s business size 2. Please provide DUNS number 3. If you have a FSS/GSA contract that includes this service 4. Provide FSS/GSA contract number if applicable Equipment Inventory
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