J045--FY26- NJHS Annual Boiler Cleaning and Maintenance Services

The contract awards Miller & Chitty Co. a sole-source, firm-fixed-price agreement for annual boiler cleaning and preventative maintenance services on nine Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System campuses in East Orange and Lyons, New Jersey. The base period is one year, with four optional one-year extensions, potentially extending performance to five years, and the awarded value is $667,313.00, which covers the base year only, though option year pricing is unprovided. The procurement is justified under FAR 12.201-1 and 41 U.S.C. § 1901 because Miller & Chitty is the exclusive, manufacturer-authorized representative for Cleaver Brooks equipment, making it the only entity capable of performing the work with factory-certified expertise, proprietary tools, and warranty-compliant procedures. Compliance with VA Directive 1810 is mandatory, and all services must be performed in accordance with Cleaver Brooks-specific protocols; no other vendors, including those using subcontractors, qualify due to lack of direct authorization. The contract does not require packaging, marking, labeling, bar-coding, or compliance with any MIL-STD specifications, as it involves only service delivery. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 242-NETWORK Contract Office 02 in Bronx, New York, with Tiffany Vazquez-Simon identified as the Contract Specialist and Natalie Acevedo as the Contracting Officer. The contractor’s UEI is EGW9NFLDY141 and it is classified as a small business under NAICS code 238220, with no additional socioeconomic designations claimed. No COR or COTR is named in the documentation, and no security clearances or formal invoicing system requirements are specified. Acceptance of services occurs on-site at the NJHCS facilities, with final approval resting with the Government. The absence of a competitive process eliminates the need for evaluation factors, weighted scoring, adjectival ratings, or risk assessments, as the award is based solely on sole-source statutory authority and manufacturer exclusivity.