# SAM #36C25727Q0027

Inspection and Category 5 load testing for five Otis elevators at Big Spring VA Medical Center

**Buyer:** VA Contracting Office 17
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25727Q0027
**NAICS:** 238290

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking multi-year elevator inspection and load-testing services for the Big Spring VA Medical Center in Texas.
- **Government buyer:** Department of Veterans Affairs, West Texas VA Health Care System; Network Contracting Office 17. Contract contact named in the materials: Marcellus Jackson.
- **OEM:** **Otis** — the five elevators identified for inspection and testing are Otis elevators.
- **Services and quantities:**
  - Semi-annual third-party inspections: two inspections in each of the base year and four option years (10 total); line items 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001.
  - Category 5 full-load testing: one test in the base year and one in option year 4 (two total); line items 0002 and 4002. Tests are at 125% capacity.
  - The solicitation also describes the overall requirement as elevator inspection and load-testing services; no separate part number or quantity is stated for this general service description.
- **Key requirements:** Provide labor, materials, equipment, travel, parts, and supervision. Inspections must be performed by QEI-certified inspectors, with current certificates provided. The contractor must submit written procedures for semi-annual inspections and Category 5 tests, safety planning, certifications, and reports in accordance with applicable ASME standards and VA policy. Technical submissions also require three similar prime-contractor past-performance references from the preceding three years.
- **Eligibility and structure:** The solicitation is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and is firm-fixed-price.
- **Term:** A base year plus four one-year options, with a possible extension of up to six months.

### Description

<p>This RFQ for Big Spring, TX requires a comprehensive elevator compliance of semi-annual inspections and Category 5 full-load testing services IAW Scope of Work. See attached RFQ 36C25727Q0027 for additional details.</p>

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