Maintenance of Medical Gas & Vacuum (MGV) Systems-NIH

The National Institutes of Health, through the Office of Research Facilities, is seeking a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract to provide comprehensive Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, Repair, and Related Services for Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems, Laboratory Air and Vacuum Systems, Instrument Air Systems, Variable Frequency Drives, and associated outlets, valves, and alarms at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract will support uninterrupted patient care and research operations and requires strict adherence to industry standards including NFPA 99 and ASSE Series 6000. The work must be performed by ASSE-certified personnel, specifically including ASSE 6010, 6020, and 6040 technicians and access to an ASSE 6030 Medical Gas Systems Verifier. The contractor must deliver emergency response within two hours for assessment and forty-eight hours for repair, maintain detailed documentation including preventive maintenance records, inspection reports, as-built documentation, and electronic reporting through the Integrated Workplace Management System, and ensure all work complies with facility-specific training requirements such as Joint Commission protocols. All materials and deliverables must be delivered in immediately usable and acceptable condition, properly marked with the contract number and contractor name, and packaged according to government specifications. The contract has a base period of one year beginning August 21, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods and a six-month option period, with a maximum total duration of five years and six months ending February 20, 2032. The acquisition is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 423450, with award to be made using a Best Value Tradeoff process under FAR Part 15, where non-price factors are significantly more important than cost. Evaluation will focus on Key Personnel and Staffing Approach (40%), Technical Approach and Quality Control (30%), and Past Performance (30%), with Responsibility and Eligibility serving as mandatory pass/fail gates requiring demonstration of technical capability, operational capacity, and a satisfactory record of integrity. The contractor must provide an on-site Project Manager, maintain an acceptable inspection system as defined by FAR 52.246-1 and 52.246-4, and submit all proposals electronically by July 27, 2026, in three separate volumes under strict formatting rules. Payment will be processed electronically via the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform under