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J042--CLC Kitchen Hood Fire Suppression System
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 6 on behalf of the Durham VA Medical Center, is seeking qualified businesses to perform kitchen hood fire suppression system upgrades at its Community Living Center (CLC) kitchen. The project involves removing the existing Ameres system and installing a new ANSUL system in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 96 for ventilation control and fire protection in commercial cooking operations. The contractor will provide all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, and related items necessary for this upgrade, including proper nozzle and detection coverage in ducts and plenums, electrical work, and ensuring all penetrations are sealed with liquid-tight welds or grease-tight seals. Work is required to be performed after hours or on weekends, and the contractor must provide drawings and permits. The VA will handle the disconnect and reinstallation of the fire alarm electrical connections through its fire alarm contractor. Interested businesses must respond by June 11, 2026, providing company information including name, address, size classification, and socioeconomic status (such as 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or other small/large business categories). Responses should include a brief summary of qualifications that demonstrate the ability to meet the contract requirements, with the subject line "Kitchen Hood," and be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Byron Brown. The contract falls under NAICS code 238220, and the place of performance is Durham, North Carolina.
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Place of Performance
Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC, 27705, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
The work consists of furnishing all labor, personnel, supplies travel supervision, equipment, tools, materials, and related items necessary to the upgrade to CLC Kitchen fire suppression systems meeting In Accordance With National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, current Edition. The contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract as well as all local, state, and federal regulations.
Servicing Tasks:
General: Servicing tasks shall be performed, on campus, at location requested by facility occupant In Accordance With the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, current Edition. If work cannot be accomplished on site, contractor will furnish replacement extinguishers that remain current with NFPA 10 standards until occupants units are returned to service. Contractor shall report to the COR before beginning the Services
CLC Kitchen System: Provide labor and material to remove the existing Ameres system and install an ANSUL system in the CLC kitchen hood. Current system is tied into a non-operational water wash system. The duct and plenum need to be properly covered with nozzles and detection. Any access panel that may need to be cut in the hood will be the responsibility of the contactor. All electrical work will be the responsibility of the contractor. All hood penetrations need to have a liquid tight weld or grease tight seal. All work to be performed after hours or on weekends. The Contractor will provide drawings and a permit. The VA will have the fire alarm contractor to disconnect the current electrical and FA connections and re-installed.
Responses to this sources sought notice should include the following: name and address of company, business size (large or small): Please identify your companies socioeconomic categories-8(a), HUBZone, Services Disabled Veteran-Owned/Veteran-Owned Small Business, other small, small or large; provide a brief description of qualifications and any other pertinent information which demonstrates the ability to meet the above requirement. Subject line must reflect: Kitchen Hood. All capability statements shall be submitted in writing no later than June 11, 2026 by 2pm to the attention of: Byron Brown, emailed to the address of Byron.Brown4@va.gov
Please title the subject line for all responses as: Kitchen Hood