J041--Chiller Maintenance
ID: 36C24125Q0376Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)TOGUS, ME, 04330, USA

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (811310)

PSC

MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT (J041)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/7b49668aebd748108a8a4c5bdfa69a01/view
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    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to procure sole source chiller maintenance services from Johnson Controls for the Boston Healthcare System located in Brockton, MA. The procurement involves comprehensive maintenance and inspections of water-cooled magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers, with the contractor responsible for all necessary labor, materials, tools, and equipment to perform operational checks, preventative procedures, refrigerant leak checks, and tube brushing, among other tasks. Johnson Controls is uniquely qualified for this contract due to their proprietary control systems for YORK controlled chillers, which other vendors cannot service. Interested parties must demonstrate their capability to meet these requirements by submitting their responses to Issa Shawki at issa.shawki@va.gov by April 11, 2025, at 12 PM EST.

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    Issa ShawkiContracting Officer
    (774) 826-3192
    issa.shawki@va.gov
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    36C24125Q0376.docx
    The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to procure sole source chiller maintenance services from Johnson Controls for the Boston Healthcare System in Brockton, MA. The contracting office, under Solicitation Number 36C24125Q0376, requires comprehensive maintenance and inspections of water-cooled magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers. The contractor is responsible for labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary for the tasks, which include operational checks, preventative procedures, refrigerant leak checks, condenser and evaporator tube brushing, and refrigerant sampling for analysis. Johnson Controls is specified due to their proprietary control systems, making them uniquely qualified to service the YORK controlled chillers. Interested other vendors must demonstrate their capability to meet these requirements by the response deadline of April 11, 2025. This notice serves to gauge interest in competitive procurement, though the government's decision on competition remains at its discretion.
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