The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 Contracting Office, intends to release a commercial solicitation (36C25526Q0128) for Annual Transformer Testing & Inspection services at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. This presolicitation notice outlines the requirement for a contractor to provide all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to conduct thorough visual inspections, obtain oil samples for chromatographic analysis, and document findings in both digital and hard copies, adhering to NFPA and IEEE safety standards. The government plans to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with a base year and four option years. The NAICS code is 335311 (Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing) with a size standard of 800 employees. The solicitation is expected to be released around January 7, 2026, with a response deadline of January 13, 2026, at 10 AM Central Time. Aubrey Visocsky is the point of contact for this solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, has issued a solicitation (36C25526Q0128) for Annual Transformer Testing & Inspection Services at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses and will result in a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and four option years. The contract period for the base year is January 22, 2026, to January 21, 2027, with subsequent option years extending through January 21, 2031. Services include inspection, sampling (using Critical Pac and Natural Ester Pac), and a fuel surcharge. Invoices are to be submitted monthly in arrears electronically. The solicitation includes various FAR and VAAR clauses, emphasizing compliance with regulations regarding subcontracting limitations, security prohibitions (including those related to foreign telecommunications equipment and unmanned aircraft systems), and safeguarding contractor information systems. Funds for performance beyond January 21, 2027, are contingent on future appropriations. All questions from offerors are due by January 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST and responses to the solicitation are to be emailed to Aubrey Visocsky, the Contracting Officer.