F108--Air Monitoring for Asbestos-Containing Floor Tile and Mastic Removal Durham VAMC

The contract is a small business set-aside solicitation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 for air monitoring services related to asbestos-containing floor tile and mastic removal at the Durham VA Health Care System in North Carolina. The solicitation, numbered 36C24626Q0499 and posted on July 23, 2026, with a response deadline of July 31, 2026, is exclusively available to small businesses as defined under FAR 19.5 and is tied to a NAICS code of 541620 for environmental consulting services. The base period of performance runs from July 28, 2026, to September 30, 2026, with all work required to be completed within 10 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The estimated contract value is $19 million, though detailed pricing data is not disclosed in the solicitation, and options for future extensions may be evaluated by adding six months of the last period’s pricing. Performance is site-specific at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, with strict FOB Destination terms and no physical delivery location outside the VA facility. The scope of work includes pre-abatement air sampling, continuous daily air monitoring, final clearance testing using NVLAP-accredited Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) with a threshold of no more than 70 structures per square millimeter, and immediate submission of calibration records, waste shipment logs, and air monitoring reports within 24 hours of collection. The contractor must comply with multiple regulatory frameworks including OSHA’s asbestos standard, North Carolina HHCU accreditation requirements, EPA SNAP program guidelines, and VA directives, with all monitoring personnel required to hold HHCU accreditation and OSHA-10 training. Security and compliance requirements are extensive, incorporating VAAR clauses for personnel vetting, identity verification, and security prohibitions against covered telecommunications equipment, as well as restrictions tied to FASCSA, OFAC sanctions, and Sudan/Iran-related business activities. Contractor personnel must undergo background investigations at Tier 3 or Tier 5 levels, be escorted while onsite, and adhere to the VA’s smoke-free policy. Submissions must be sent as a signed SF-1449 and a separate PDF technical proposal via email to Cleveland.Wynne@va.gov by the deadline, with no physical submissions accepted. In