What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego VA Health Care System, seeks a contractor to perform electrical preventive maintenance and NETA standard testing on its primary electrical substation systems. The contractor must provide engineering service personnel, tools, materials, and approved test equipment to inspect and test switchgear assemblies, switches, medium and low voltage circuit breakers, oil-filled transformers, and protective relays. Required work includes oil sample analysis, comprehensive infrared thermographic electrical inspections, and a final engineering report detailing testing data, findings, abnormalities, and recommendations. This sources sought announcement serves as market research to identify interested Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned Small Businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and other small businesses capable of performing the work. Interested vendors must submit written responses containing their company details, contact information, DUNS number, CAGE code, Tax ID number, small business designation, and a capability statement demonstrating relevant technical expertise.
Scope of work
- Preventive maintenance and testing of electrical distribution systems in Buildings 2, 11, 27, and 28
- Inspection and testing of switchgear assemblies, switches, medium and low voltage circuit breakers, and protective relays
- Comprehensive infrared thermographic electrical inspections on all substations and switchgear prior to maintenance outage
- Oil sampling and analysis for transformers
- Testing and calibration of protective relays, trip units, and automatic transfer switches
- Provision of safety locks, temporary grounds, and voltage testing during servicing
- Removal of temporary safety grounds and locks upon completion
- Comprehensive engineering report on testing data, findings, abnormalities, and recommendations
Minimum qualifications
- Field personnel certified to test per NETA standards by NICET Electrical Power Certification Program
- Field personnel trained to comply with OSHA CFR1910 Electrical Safety Standard
- Safety standards in place meeting or exceeding NFPA 70E requirements
- Necessary licenses required to perform the electrical maintenance work
- Asbestos certification of no less than 16 hours and valid fit test certification for workers entering asbestos areas in Building 1
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement addressing organization's qualifications and ability to perform
- Company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, and email
- DUNS number, CAGE code, and Tax ID Number
- Type of small business designation
- Asbestos certification and fit test certification prior to entering asbestos areas
How to submit
- Method
- In writing
- Instructions
- Responses to the sources sought must include company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, email, DUNS number, CAGE code, Tax ID Number, business type, and a capability statement.
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 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 238210, since Oct 1, 2024
635 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.