Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Triennial Electrical Maintenance - Amendment 4 Pop: 12/01/2026 - 11/30/2027 Plus 4 Option Years
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid. The VA Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System wants triennial (every-three-years) testing, maintenance and analysis of its electrical distribution system at the New Orleans VA Medical Center and the St. John VA Clinic in Reserve, Louisiana. The base year runs December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027, plus four one-year options. Amendment 0004 extends the response due date to November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 26, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 8 attachments weren't read (Attachment A_Master without cost Updated.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid. The VA Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System wants triennial (every-three-years) testing, maintenance and analysis of its electrical distribution system at the New Orleans VA Medical Center and the St. John VA Clinic in Reserve, Louisiana. The base year runs December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027, plus four one-year options. Amendment 0004 extends the response due date to November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central.
Who can bid (5)
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), under the 100% set-aside
- Active SAM.gov registration, with a copy included in the price volume
- Self-performance of a set share of the contract by the prime, certified in the technical volume (the text says both 'fifty percent' and '51%')
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- 10+ years of experience in electrical system installation, testing or maintenance, with factory certification or manufacturer authorization for major equipment lines
- Qualified, licensed personnel able to do medium-voltage work, infrared scanning and system analysis
How to submit: Email to Christopher.rossi2@va.gov; only electronic quotes will be considered. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid; the 100% set-aside applies to every item.
- Serious: Prime must self-perform a set share of the work. The technical volume must certify self-performance of 'fifty percent (51%)', and the solicitation says leaving out the task breakdown is grounds for immediate disqualification. Ask which figure applies.
- Worth checking: Requests were due Oct 9, 2026. Check the amendments for what the agency sent or answered.
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- Worth checking: Two wage determinations attached. A Service Contract Act wage determination (2015-5189 Revision 33) and a Davis-Bacon general decision for Orleans Parish (LA20260041) are both attached, and the text does not say which governs. This is construction-type work (NAICS 238210), so ask the contracting officer.
- Worth checking: The site visit was Jul 16, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Worth checking: Work in an active hospital. Testing must avoid patient care disruptions, with outages coordinated with VA staff and much of the work at night and on weekends.
- Minor: Period of performance end date typo in Amendment 0003. Amendment 0003's change list says the period of performance runs 12/1/2026 - 11/30/2026, but its price lines and the notice title show 12/01/2026 - 11/30/2027 for the base year.
- Minor: Response due date moved. Amendment 0004 extends the response due date to November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central; Amendment 0003 had set October 27, 2026, 1:00 PM Central.
- Minor: Scope reduced and statement of work rewritten. Amendment 0003 removed the Hammond clinic and replaced the CLINs and statement of work, so earlier versions no longer apply.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 1 of 8 not read. Show which files.
- 36C25626Q1011 0003_1.docx (read)
- 36C25626Q1011 0002_1.docx (read)
- 36C25626Q1011 0001_1.docx (read)
- 36C25626Q1011_1.docx (read)
- Site Visit - Triennial Electrical Maintenance - Southeast Louisiana VHCS.docx (read)
- Wage Determination 2015-5189 Rev 33.docx (read)
- Wage Determination LA20260041 Mod 2.docx (read)
- Attachment A_Master without cost Updated.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Test, inspect and maintain the electrical distribution system: medium-voltage (over 600 volts) and low-voltage equipment, transformers, panels, transfer switches, and infrared scans, per NETA, NFPA and VA Directive 1028
- Test, inspect and maintain 28 operating room line isolation monitor (LIM) panels and train VA staff on them (28.00 EA in the CLINs; training 1.00 EA)
- Replace up to 40 failed transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) modules during scheduled maintenance (40.00 EA in the base year CLINs), with logs, photos and test results
- Make immediate repairs and firmware updates for breakers, transformers, panels and automatic transfer switches
- Update one-line drawings and deliver testing, maintenance and inspection reports within 45 days after services are rendered
- Deliver a testing and maintenance plan, safety plan and schedule of values on the dates the statement of work sets
- Coordinate outages with VA staff and work around patient care, including night and weekend testing
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) contract, quoted by contract line item number (CLIN: one priced line) with a separate line for each building and year; combined synopsis/solicitation under simplified acquisition procedures
- Period of performance
- Base year December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027, plus four one-year options (through November 30, 2031), about 5 years in all
- Place of performance
- New Orleans VA Medical Center, 2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119, and the St. John VA Clinic, 4004 West Airline Highway, Reserve, LA 70084-5712
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff (changed from lowest price technically acceptable by Amendment 0003): the non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price, and the Government may pay more than the lowest price
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central (2:00 PM Eastern) (from the version posted Oct 26, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Christopher.rossi2@va.gov; only electronic quotes will be considered
What they'll judge offers on
- Contractor's technical and management approach: meeting NETA, NFPA, The Joint Commission and VA Directive 1028; medium-voltage and low-voltage testing, power studies and infrared scans; work at a 2.3 million sq. ft medical campus; night and weekend testing; outage planning; safety program
- Experience and key personnel qualifications: 10+ years of experience, factory certification or manufacturer authorization, licensed personnel for medium-voltage work, healthcare electrical experience
- Past performance: CPARS or COR evaluations, similar contracts, and references from three current or recently completed contracts
- Price: quote on the price schedule with lines for the base period and each option year, checked for fairness and reasonableness
What to include when you submit
- Send two separate documents: Part A Technical and Part B Price; a quote missing either part is not acceptable
- Technical volume: relevant experience, personnel qualifications and certifications (resumes, certifications, credentials), identifying each person by position (Lead Supervisor, Project Manager, Contract Manager, Technician), and a schedule showing how you will meet the performance dates
- Technical volume: a breakout of tasks by CLIN, which firm (prime or subcontractor) does each task, the percent split where both work, and each task's share of the contract
- Technical volume: certify the prime will self-perform the share of the contract the solicitation sets
- Technical volume: references from three current or recently completed contracts with contract name, dates, point of contact and contact information
- The technical volume must not contain any pricing
- Price volume: prices on the price schedule (every CLIN for the base year and each option year), totaled at the bottom, plus a copy of your active SAM.gov registration
- Put your Unique Entity ID (UEI) on the cover page and list the amendments you acknowledge
After award, you must have
- Company and technician certifications delivered within 14 days of award (per the original statement of work) From 36C25626Q1011_1.docx:
Within 14 calendar days of award…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named.
Not in the notice text
- Attachment A (equipment lists and service schedules, a spreadsheet) is attached but not read, and the original solicitation file and Amendment 0003 and 0001 were only partly read; check SAM.gov for the full CLIN table, supplemental insurance requirements and other clauses
- The text of Amendment 0004 itself is only SAM.gov's description; its other changes, if any, are not shown
- Which wage determination (Service Contract Act or Davis-Bacon) applies is not stated
- The Government's estimated value is not given
- Whether bonding is required is not stated in the text read
- What the 'Ameresco bid package' mentioned under the experience factor is, and whether drawings can still be requested, are not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 238210
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Christopher.rossi2@va.gov; only electronic quotes will be considered. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256), Ridgeland, MS
- Product/service code
- J061 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Electric Wire and Power Distribution Equipment
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238210)
- Versions
8 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0007 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Oct 27, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 26, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 2, 2026
- Aug 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Oct 2, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 4, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Aug 31, 2026
- Aug 4, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Aug 31, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 8, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Aug 4, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
his is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in FAR Subpart 13; simplified acquisition procedures apply. VA will conduct the procurement according to a combination of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This Amendment serves to extend the deadline for solicitation submission. The solicitation number is 36C25626Q1011 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (SLVHCS) requires triennial system testing of the entire electrical distribution system in accordance with VHA Directive 1028. The areas include the New Orleans VA Medical Center at 2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119, and the St. John VA Clinic (CBOC) at 4004 West Airline Highway Reserve, LA 70084 5712. All work shall be performed to ensure a clean, safe, functional, and compliant environment for Veterans, visitors, and staff. Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside applies to all items in this solicitation. Interested persons may submit quotes, and all eligible quotes must be received prior to the response date listed on FBO to be considered by the Government. This solicitation is 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS. The NAICS code is 238210 (Electrical Contractor and other Wiring Installation Contractors) and the size standard is $19 million. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026 01 (03/13/2026). Only emailed requests received directly from the requester will be accepted. RESPONSES ARE DUE, November 9th, 2026, by 13:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). Quotes are due electronically to Christopher.rossi2@va.gov no later than the response date listed on FBO. Only electronic quotes will be considered. No further site visits will be scheduled. No additional questions may be submitted. Point of contact for this solicitation is Christopher Rossi at Christopher.rossi2@va.gov. All Inquires must be submitted electronically. -Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors.
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