What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, is conducting market research to identify qualified small and other-than-small businesses capable of installing a chilled-water bypass loop system. The scope requires installing the bypass loop system for a third-floor laboratory space at the Central VA Healthcare System in Richmond, Virginia, and integrating it with an existing chiller, air-handling equipment, and Johnson Controls, Inc. building automation system. Interested firms must submit capability statements demonstrating relevant experience in chilled-water bypass loops, HVAC controls, and building automation integration. Submissions must include company identifiers, socioeconomic status, prime contractor capabilities, safety qualifications, and at least two relevant projects from the past five years. Responses must be emailed to Contract Specialist Cedric Frasier at [email protected] by November 2, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Scope of work
- Installation of a chilled-water bypass loop system serving the third-floor laboratory space
- Integration with existing chiller
- Integration with air-handling equipment
- Integration with Johnson Controls, Inc. building automation/control system
Minimum qualifications
- Ability to perform the work as a prime contractor
- Relevant experience installing chilled-water bypass loops, chiller piping systems, HVAC controls, or comparable systems
- Experience integrating HVAC equipment with Johnson Controls or similar building automation systems
- At least two relevant projects completed within the past five years
- Applicable licenses, certifications, bonding capacity, and safety qualifications
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement
- Company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address
- Unique Entity ID and CAGE code
- Business size and socioeconomic status
- Confirmation of ability to perform as prime contractor
- Details of at least two relevant past projects from the last five years
- Identification of proposed subcontractors and their scope of work
- Applicable licenses, certifications, bonding capacity, and safety qualifications
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit capability statement via email to [email protected] with subject line: Sources Sought Response — Third-Floor Laboratory Chilled-Water Bypass Loop 36C24627Q0088
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). This is not this requirement's award history.
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1,969 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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