About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs seeks information from qualified sources to provide elevator inspection and testing services for vertical transportation systems at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The required scope includes Annual Category 1 and Semiannual inspections and testing for 31 elevators, two cart lifts, and two dumbwaiters, using regularly employed inspectors certified under ASME QEI-1 standards. Interested organizations must submit organizational details and tailored capability statements addressing technical and staffing capacities, as well as any teaming structures. Responses must be emailed to [email protected] by 10:00 AM Central Time on November 11, 2026. The agency will evaluate market submissions to determine the procurement method, noting the requirement may be set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.
Scope of work
- Annual Category 1 inspection and testing of vertical transportation system components typically in May
- Semiannual inspection and testing of vertical transportation system components typically in November
- Full-Load Category 5 testing to be performed in November 2027
- Inspection and testing of thirty-one elevators, two cart lifts, and two dumbwaiters
- Provision of fully completed inspection checklists using the Checklist for Inspection of Electric Elevators
- Submission of inspection and testing reports within thirty days in electronic PDF format
- Issuance of Certificates of Inspection including inspector Qualified Elevator Inspector number
- Immediate post-inspection briefing to the COR regarding code violations, safety concerns, and immediate maintenance needs
Minimum qualifications
- Inspectors must be currently certified Qualified Elevator Inspectors by an ASME-accredited organization in accordance with ASME QEI-1
- Inspectors performing work must be regularly employed by the Contractor
Documents to include with your response
- Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership
- Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and supporting organizational and staff capability
- Administrative and management structure description if significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated
- Copy of each inspector's QEI-1 certification
Key dates
- Responses due
- 11-11-2026 10:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- All responses shall be emailed to [email protected]
Contract details
- Term
- Base plus 4 option years
- Place of performance
- Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3048
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C25227Q0080
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 541350
- Product/service code
- H399
- Contracting contact
- Michelle R Klug, Contract Specialist
michelle.klug2@va.gov
224-610-3248
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.