J044--Boiler Retubing Repair

The contract for J044–Boiler Retubing Repair, issued under solicitation number 36C25226Q0367 by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 252-NETWORK Contract Office 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a firm fixed price award set aside exclusively for small businesses under FAR 19.5. The work involves the complete re-tubing of nine Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers at the Great Lakes Acquisition Center in Milwaukee, with strict requirements to restore all units to original manufacturer specifications using ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code standards, ASME B31.1, ANSI/NB-23, NFPA 85, and the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual. Work must commence within 30 days of award and be fully completed within 90 days, with only one boiler taken offline at a time to maintain operational N+1 capacity. All materials, labor, welding certifications, chemical cleaning, hydrostatic testing at 1.3× MAWP, and reassembly are the contractor’s responsibility, and all deliverables become U.S. Government property with unlimited rights. The evaluation is a trade-off process prioritizing Technical Capability, Experience, and Price without using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach, allowing selection of a higher-priced proposal if it offers superior performance outcomes. Contract administration is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and specific VA deviations, including electronic invoice submission through the Tungsten Network platform per clause 852.232-72, and mandatory compliance with security, ethical, and supply chain requirements such as prohibitions on ByteDance applications, Kaspersky Lab products, and covered telecommunications equipment. The contractor must flow down multiple subcontractor clauses including those related to small business utilization, labor standards, equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. All personnel must comply with requirements for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, complete agency-approved records management training, and adhere to federal statutes on ethics, kickbacks, and government funding limitations. The contracting officer is Derrick Paquette, with Michael Miller serving as the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The base period of performance runs from June 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026, with F.O.B. Destination terms applying. While no contract value is disclosed in the provided data, the solicitation mandates SAM.gov registration, UEI and CAGE code verification