About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 seeks qualified businesses to perform air changes per hour (ACH) and pressure testing for animal research laboratories at the Richmond VA Medical Center. The selected contractor must measure airflows, verify and document room pressure differentials, conduct corrective adjustments using existing HVAC controls, and submit a comprehensive verification report certified by a NEBB-certified professional. Interested respondents must submit a capabilities statement, business ownership details, active SAM registration, and distributor authorization letters if applicable. All responses must be emailed to [email protected] by November 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST.
Scope of work
- Verify ACH levels in all designated lower-level research/animal laboratory rooms
- Confirm pressure relationships between rooms and adjacent corridors/spaces
- Identify deficiencies and perform corrective adjustments using existing HVAC controls and balancing devices
- Measure supply, return, and exhaust airflow quantities to compute ACH
- Conduct testing per NEB Procedural Standards, VA regulations, and applicable standards
- Retest rooms following adjustments and provide updated results
- Deliver Final ACH and Pressure Verification Report in PDF format with summary of deficiencies
- Provide signed certification by a NEBB-certified TAB professional
Minimum qualifications
- NEBB-certified TAB professional to provide signed certification
- Testing in accordance with NEB Procedural Standards and VA regulations
- Active SAM registration and Unique Entity Identifier
Documents to include with your response
- Capabilities statement
- Manufacturer authorized distributor/licenser letter, if providing products
- Indication of small business manufacturer or reseller status
- Indication of interest in FSS quote or Open Market, including FSS contract number if applicable
- Identification of other commonly owned companies under same or related NAICS codes
- CVE registration details, certification type (SDVOSB/VOSB), Federal Identification Number, and state of incorporation for related companies
- Active SAM registration status and Unique Entity Identifier
Key dates
- Responses due
- 11-13-2026 5:00pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit in writing by email with subject line Animal Lab ACH and Pressure Testing.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Richmond VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond Virginia 23249
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C24627Q0109
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 2, 2026
- NAICS
- 561210
- Product/service code
- H141
- Place of performance
- Richmond, 23249
- Contracting contact
- NaTasha Hawkins, Contract Specialist
Natasha.Hawkins@va.gov
757-316-3937
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.