J045--Air Handling Unit Replacement

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its 262-NETWORK Contract Office 22 in Long Beach, California, is awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract for the replacement of two 12-ton Trane Performance Climate Changer air handling units at BLDG 500 of the VA Greater Los Angeles Medical Center, located in Los Angeles, CA 90073. This procurement is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS Code 238220 and follows FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures. The contract requires procurement and installation of two specific Trane units with model number UCCAA08C0J0RH032000000EAY00BB0000000B, with a strict eight-week lead time for equipment delivery and a total performance period of 90 days. Work must be conducted Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and includes recovering refrigerant from existing Rheem condensing units without disposal, installing copper soldered fittings, new condensate pans, a Y-strainer, circuit center, actuator, Hoffman auto purge, new zone thermostats, and a new electrical disconnect, while incorporating all existing piping and electrical service. No ductwork modifications are included. The award will be made solely on the basis of lowest price, with pass/fail gates for responsibility, funding availability, price reasonableness, and conformity to solicitation requirements; failure in any gate renders an offer ineligible. Offerors must hold a valid California C-20 HVAC contractor license and submit a signed certification of compliance with VA-specific limitations on subcontracting, which requires at least 50% of contract value to be performed by the prime contractor. All proposals must be submitted via email to the contracting officer by 10:00 a.m. PST on June 15, 2026, and must include Enclosure 1 with vendor information, UEI number, completed FAR 52.212-3 representations, VAAR 852.219-75 certification, and technical documentation meeting minimum offer requirements per FAR 52.212-1. Payment will be made in arrears upon completion, following the Prompt Payment Act and using electronic funds transfer as outlined in FAR 52.232-33, with invoices