Direct Digital Control System Maintenance and Upgrade | Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 04, has issued a firm-fixed-price sole-source contract under FAR 13.5 to Automated Logic Contracting Services Inc. for the maintenance and upgrade of the Direct Digital Control (DDC) and Building Automation System (BAS) at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center's Heinz and University Drive campuses. The procurement is restricted to this specific vendor due to the proprietary nature of the WebCTRL BAS and Optiflex DDC systems, as market research indicated that a full system replacement to allow for competition would be cost-prohibitive, with estimated costs between 20 and 30 million dollars. The scope of work includes comprehensive preventive maintenance consisting of two 8-hour on-site visits per week, annual graphics maintenance, performance audits, and four 8-hour emergency service shifts per year. A critical one-time deliverable during the base period is the upgrade of the chiller plant controls system, which requires replacing obsolete controllers and remapping system logic using existing wiring to prevent facility disruption. The contract period begins December 21, 2025, and runs through December 20, 2030, structured as a base year followed by four one-year option periods. All services are performed on-site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with final inspection and acceptance conducted by the government.