J091--Fuel Oil Polishing Services for VA Coatesville

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has issued a combined synopsis and solicitation for Fuel Oil Polishing Services at the Coatesville VA Medical Center under solicitation number 36C24426Q0485. This procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSBC) for NAICS code 562910, requiring offerors to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a valid Unique Entity Identifier, and certified in the VetCert database maintained by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed Price award on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with the sole line item covering annual filtering, polishing, and biocide treatment of all heating oil in six above-ground and six underground storage tanks. Work must be performed once yearly in accordance with NFPA 110, ASTM-D975, and TJC standards, involving sediment and water removal, microbial treatment, and filter media no larger than five microns. All services and replaced components must carry a minimum one-year warranty, with the contractor bearing all associated labor, tools, and transportation costs without additional charge to the government. Performance is restricted to Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, excluding federal holidays, and requires coordination with the Technical Point of Contact to avoid facility interference. The contract term is initially set for a 90-day performance window from award, with options to extend the term for up to five years total, including four optional periods, the first of which begins in 2029. The contracting officer is Edward Ferkel, and payments will be submitted electronically through the Tungsten e-Invoice Network within 30 days of service completion per FAR 52.232-33 and VAAR 852.232-72. The contract incorporates numerous federal and VA-specific clauses, including 52.212-4 for commercial services terms, 52.217-8 and 52.217-9 providing authority to extend service or contract term under specified conditions, and multiple deviations related to DEI non-discrimination, convict labor, equal opportunity for workers with disabilities, service contract labor standards, trafficking in persons, and SAM maintenance requirements. Additional compliance obligations include