Hood Inspection and Certification for Laboratory Service

Solicitation 36C24426Q0840 is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4. The contract requires the performance testing, calibration, inspection, preventive maintenance, and certification of local exhaust ventilation and laboratory equipment at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center and its Community Living Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Covered equipment includes chemical fume hoods, Class II biological safety cabinets, laminar flow units, incubators, clean rooms, and barrier isolators. All work must adhere to OSHA, VHA Industrial Hygiene Guidebook 2021, USP 797/800, and ANSI/AIHA and ANSI/ASHRAE standards. The award will be a firm-fixed-price contract based on the lowest price from responsible offerors who meet all submission requirements. The structure includes a base period and option years, featuring priced CLINs for scheduled maintenance and unpriced CLINs for emergency repairs. To be eligible, offerors must provide a digital copy of an up-to-date Biosafety Cabinet Field Certifier certificate from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and sign the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting. All quotes must be submitted via email to Loretta Payne by 10:00 AM EST on September 21, 2026. Contractors are required to properly label all equipment upon completion and follow strict safety signage protocols during decontamination procedures.