# SAM #36C25026R0092

Comprehensive Water Testing Services for Ohio VA Medical Centers

**Buyer:** VA Network Contracting Office 10
**Posted:** September 19, 2026
**Respond By:** September 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25026R0092
**NAICS:** 561210, 541380

This opportunity from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks comprehensive water testing services for multiple VA medical centers in Ohio.
- **Government Buyer:**
  - Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, Kettering, OH
  - Facilities include Cleveland, Chillicothe, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus
- **Scope of Services:**
  - Routine weekly, monthly, and quarterly water testing for government-owned buildings where patients, residents, or visitors stay overnight
  - Non-routine and retesting services as required by task orders
  - Sample collection, laboratory analysis, onsite physical/chemical testing, and results management
  - Adherence to VHA Directives 1061, 1116, and ST108, including Legionella and Sterile Processing Service (SPS) water testing
  - Environmental validation sampling, cooling tower testing, and comprehensive water quality panels (pH, alkalinity, hardness, conductivity, endotoxins, microbial counts, etc.)
  - Additional services such as corrective actions, post-remediation testing, and electronic results reporting
- **Products/Services Requested:**
  - Over 50 distinct water testing and environmental analysis line items, including Legionella culture tests, heterotrophic plate counts, endotoxin tests, water quality panels, biocide testing, and sample collection kits
  - Part numbers and quantities provided for key services (e.g., 2,500 routine tests, 1,500 SPS tests, 400 cooling tower tests)
- **Unique Requirements:**
  - Contract is a Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ, set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
  - Flexible test naming and codes; pricing per test including all associated costs
  - Minimum order value of $100, maximum task order value of $200,000, total contract value up to $6 million over five years
  - Compliance with VA directives and reporting standards
- **OEMs and Vendors:**
  - No specific OEMs or laboratory vendors are named; opportunity is open to qualified SDVOSB firms specializing in water/environmental testing
- **Estimated Contract Value:**
  - $100 (minimum order) to $6,000,000 (maximum contract value over five years)
- **Period of Performance:**
  - Base year plus four one-year option periods, up to five years total
- **Potential Competitors:**
  - Major environmental testing laboratories and water quality service providers (e.g., Eurofins, ALS Environmental, Pace Analytical, Intertek, SGS)
- **Notable:**
  - Services must be performed at multiple VA sites, with quantities and frequencies varying by facility and task order
  - Contractors must manage chain of custody, electronic reporting, and corrective actions as needed

### Description

<p>This is a combined synopsis RFP set aside 100% SDVOSB Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ water testing for Ohio facilities with the Department of Veterans Affairs.&nbsp;The Department of Veterans Affairs has a requirement for water testing sample collection, analysis, and results management for government-owned buildings in which patients, residents, or visitors stay overnight located primarily in Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Columbus, Cleveland and Dayton.&nbsp;We are looking for a contractor to provide these water testing services (similar to a Legionella or SPS/ST108 FFP contract) The expectation is routine weekly, monthly, quarterly testing with additional testing done upon task order between the contractor and Contracting Officer as typical with an IDIQ and the retesting needs that arise with water testing. Contractors are asked to use the Price/Cost Excel sheet to present their price proposals in combination with the RFQ document and to understand the tests that may be required for these services. Review and read all attachments. 9/23/26 2:00 pm EST is deadline to email questions to contracting POCs. Submission deadline of Proposals is 9/29/26 2:00 PM. There will be no site visits.&nbsp;</p>

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