Z2DA--MINI SPLIT SYSTEM FOR BLDG 9 SERVER ROOM | 542-26-3-5240-0067 (VA-26-00065869)

This contract is a firm-fixed-price award issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the installation of two mini-split air conditioning systems— one primary and one backup—in the Building 9 Server Room at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. The solicitation number is 36C24426Q0601, posted on June 25, 2026, with a deadline for submissions on June 18, 2026, and is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 238220, with a small business size standard of $19 million. Eligible contractors must be certified through the SBA’s VETCERT portal and registered in SAM, and must submit a signed VAAR 852.219-75 certification to be considered. Contractors must provide one 5-ton Daikin split system (or equal) with a DC6 condensing unit capable of operating between 0°F and 115°F, and one Fujitsu mini-split (or equal) as backup, along with all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision. The work must be completed within two weeks of the Notice to Proceed, with work hours restricted to Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. All installations must comply with VA, federal, state, and local codes, and the contractor is responsible for maintaining a clean worksite, with any unsatisfactory conditions to be corrected at their own expense. Contracting requirements include adherence to multiple FAR and VAAR clauses governing whistleblower protections, prohibition of internal confidentiality agreements, reporting executive compensation and subcontract awards, SAM maintenance, contracting with inverted domestic corporations, construction wage rates, combating trafficking in persons, Buy American restrictions on construction materials, and payment procedures under fixed-price construction contracts. Payment requests must be submitted electronically via the VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System or through X12 EDI formats; fax, email, and scanned documents are unacceptable. The contractor must coordinate all equipment shutdowns and access to secured areas with the Contracting Officer’s Representative, and any additional work beyond the contract scope requires prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. Daily logs and product literature with maintenance instructions must be submitted to the COR, and a minimum one-year warranty covers all services and parts.