Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting contractors to provide comprehensive generator maintenance, repair, and testing services for the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System campus in Biloxi, Mississippi. The contract covers 18 backup generators (14 building‑level units and 4 campus‑primary units) and includes quarterly preventive maintenance, annual preventive maintenance, annual load‑bank testing for non‑paralleling units, annual remote start/stop testing for the four primary generators, emergency corrective maintenance, and a not‑to‑exceed $35,000 annual OEM parts and materials allowance. Work is performed under a base period of one year (10‑15‑2026 to 10‑14‑2027) with four optional one‑year extensions. The solicitation requires compliance with NFPA‑110 and Joint Commission standards, and allows subcontractor past‑performance to be considered. No site visits are provided; all questions must be submitted in writing before the deadline.
• Scope: Quarterly PM inspections for all 18 generators; annual PM for all generators; annual load‑bank testing for 14 non‑paralleling generators; annual remote start/stop testing for 4 campus primary generators.
• Additional services: 24/7 emergency corrective maintenance (100 hr labor pool), OEM parts & materials allowance ($35 k NTE per year).
• Contract period: 1‑year base with up‑to‑four 1‑year option extensions.
• Location: Gulf Coast VA Health Care System, Biloxi, MS.
• Key dates: Posting 09‑24‑2026, submission deadline 10‑01‑2026 (12 PM CT).
• Mandatory certifications: OEM factory authorization may be satisfied by subcontractors; required OEM training certificates accepted.
• No mandatory pre‑bid meeting or site visit; questions due prior to submission deadline.