Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
EL PASO LIFT STATION PIPING REPAIR
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25727Q0040
Due in 14 daysSDVOSB
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The VA's Network Contracting Office 17 wants an SDVOSB contractor to tear out and replace the damaged south sewer pump line in mechanical room C106 at the El Paso VA main clinic, using Schedule 80 piping and reinforced flanges. The work is urgent, must be done after hours, and has a 30-day period of performance from award. Quotes are due October 23, 2026 by email, with a site visit on October 14.
Watch out for
- Certified SDVOSBs only. Quotes from firms that are not SDVOSB-certified in the SBA database are not considered, so a non-certified firm cannot bid even as a prime.
Offers received from entities that are not certified SDVOSBs and listed in the SBA
- Live sewage work. The lift station keeps running, so the crew must pump out sewage and debris while working, which is a health and safety and equipment burden.
sewage from the lift station, as the sewer flow cannot be shut off.
- After-hours work in an occupied clinic. All work must be done after hours (5 PM to midnight and weekends, Mountain time) with infection-control barriers and negative air, which drives labor and setup cost.
All work must be performed after hours to minimize disruption to facility
- Layout drawing not readable and not to scale. The Layout attachment was a scan that could not be read, and the SOW says drawings are not to scale and you must measure the site before quoting, so the October 14 site visit is critical.
NOTE: Drawings are not to scale. Contractor is responsible to take
- Urgent timeline. The VA calls the repair urgent, and the schedule is a site visit on Oct 14, questions due Oct 16, quotes due Oct 23, then 30 days to finish.
immediate action is required to advance this scope of work
- Confined space, welding and safety paperwork. Welded connections, confined-space entry and respiratory programs are required, and a QC plan, safety plan and schedule are due within 5 days of award.
Bolt-on connections should be avoided; welded connections are
- 50% limit on subcontracting. The certification checks the 'services' box, so at most 50% of the money can go to subs that are not certified SDVOSBs; plan your own crew and any SDVOSB subs.
will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not
- Government provides no materials or staging area. You supply all pipe, flanges and tools and must find your own staging space.
The Government will not provide materials for this project.
- Service Contract Act and extra warranty. The service contract wage clause is included with an El Paso wage determination, and a 1-year labor and material warranty is required on top of the manufacturer's.
52.222-41 SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. 1 not read in full.
- Solicitation 36C25727Q0040.pdf
- WD 2015-5229 rv.31 dtd 08-27-2026 El Paso County.pdf
- Layout.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- Demolish and remove the existing south sewer pump line in mechanical room C106
- Install new Schedule 80 piping and replace all broken flanges with Schedule 80 reinforced flanges
- Provide adequate supports for the new piping; welded connections required, avoid bolt-on connections
- Pump out all debris and sewage from the lift station, since the sewer flow cannot be shut off
- Follow confined-space, safety, infection-control and respiratory rules in an occupied clinic
- Dispose of all materials, debris and equipment properly and pay any related fees
- Submit a quality control plan, safety plan and work schedule within 5 days of award
- Give a 1-year labor and material performance warranty plus a warranty management plan
- Contract type
- Commercial services (SF 1449) with one lump-sum line item (1 job); the text does not name a contract type
- Period of performance
- 30 days from award
- Place of performance
- El Paso VA Health Care System main clinic, 5001 N. Piedras, El Paso, TX 79930, Building 7781, Mechanical Room C106
- How they'll choose
- Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA): quotes are checked for completeness, ranked by price, and the lowest-priced one is tested for technical acceptability
- Offers due
- October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
- How to submit
- Email to Joseph A. Leyte, Contracting Officer, at Joseph.Leyte@va.gov, with the subject line Quote 36C25727Q0040
- Page limits
- Each past performance reference is limited to one page; no other limit stated
What they'll judge offers on
- Complete offer with all required items
- Lowest price
- Technically acceptable (pass/fail, checked starting with the lowest-priced quote)
What to include when you submit
- Return all 41 pages of the SF 1449, signed in blocks 30a, 30b and 30c
- Fill in the Price/Cost Schedule; prices rounded to the nearest hundredth with correct unit and total amounts
- Hold prices firm for 60 calendar days
- Complete and sign the VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certification inside the SF 1449; abbreviated versions are not accepted
- Include signed and dated copies of all pages of any SF 30 amendments
- Give names and SAM UEIs of subcontractors, if any
- Three past performance references (private or government), done as the prime within the past three years, similar in dollar value and scope, one page each
- Each reference lists organization name, contact name, valid email, valid phone, contract or job number, total contract value, and a synopsis of work
- Site visit October 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM MDT, 5001 North Piedras Street, El Paso, inside the lobby of the main entrance
- Questions by email to Joseph.Leyte@va.gov no later than October 16, 2026
You must have
- Must be a certified SDVOSB listed in the SBA certification database at the time of the offer and at award
Offers received from entities that are not certified SDVOSBs and listed in the SBA
- Must meet the small business size standard for NAICS 238220 (shown on the SF 1449 as $19 Million)
$19 Million
- Limitations on subcontracting: for services, no more than 50% of the amount paid by the government may go to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs
will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not
- Experienced general contractor with trained, licensed permanent staff (the licenses are not named)
Contractor shall be experienced General Contractor, with properly trained and
- Respiratory program, confined space plan and rescue plan for all personnel, with respiratory fit checks
The Contractor shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining a respiratory
- Pipefitter and plumber positions are designated low risk (Tier 1) and require VA background investigation, PIV or daily badge
Not in the notice text
- Estimated value or budget for the repair
- Exact contract type (only a single lump-sum line item is shown)
- Contents of the Layout attachment, which was a scanned PDF with no readable text
- Which trade licenses (plumbing, pipefitting, welding) the VA expects, since the text only says licensed 'as applicable'
- Pipe size, length and number of flanges to be replaced
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C25727Q0040
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 238220
- Product/service code
- Z1ND
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- JOSEPH A. LEYTEJOSEPH.LEYTE@VA.GOV210-694-6315
Full notice text from SAM.gov
EL PASO LIFT STATION PIPING REPAIR
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