# SAM #629-27-5001

VA award for urgent St. John CBOC water-intrusion and mold assessment

**Buyer:** Vancouver VA Medical Center
**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 629-27-5001
**NAICS:** 541620, 541330, 562910, 541350

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded work for an urgent building-envelope and environmental assessment at the St. John CBOC in Reserve, Louisiana.
- **Buyer and award**
  - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS), through Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16); related project documents also identify the New Orleans VA Medical Center.
  - Awardee: **King Albert JV, LLC**. The award summary lists $166,625; an attachment gives an estimated value of $176,587.40.
- **Scope of services**
  - Investigate moisture intrusion, mold, and other biological growth in the roof, exterior walls, canopies, building interfaces, and interior spaces, including concealed wall and above-ceiling areas.
  - Use inspections, moisture mapping, infrared thermography, water-infiltration testing, and air, surface, and bulk sampling with laboratory analysis. Perform approved destructive verification under engineered containment, including selective opening of building assemblies.
  - Analyze water sources and pathways; document findings; and provide prioritized remediation recommendations, cost estimates, verification procedures, and restoration details. Related documents also call for mold remediation planning and exploratory demolition near canopies.
  - Submit destructive-testing and safety/containment plans for approval before intrusive testing. The scope also calls for records such as sampling documentation, photographs, marked-up plans, and daily logs.
- **Award and performance**
  - The assessment period is 30 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. No specific calendar dates are stated.
  - Related roof submittals describe a two-year workmanship guarantee and a 20-year GAF Diamond Pledge NDL system guarantee; these are not the assessment period.
- **Named manufacturers and vendors**
  - **OEMs/manufacturers:** Whitley Manufacturing (Model 6597 modular clinic); Viking (Microfast sprinklers); GAF (roofing system and insulation); USG (Securock roof board).
  - **Awardee/vendor:** King Albert JV, LLC. **Other named project vendor:** Roof Technologies, LLC, which proposed the roof workmanship guarantee and maintenance. STBA is identified in a related report as providing canopy remediation details.
- **Related project products shown in attachments**
  - One Whitley Manufacturing Model 6597 modular clinic, approximately 80 by 116 feet.
  - 94 Viking Microfast pendent sprinklers, part number VK302, 5.6 orifice, chrome finish.
  - GAF EverGuard 60-mil TPO roofing membrane and accessories; GAF SA Vapor Retarder XL; GAF EnergyGuard Polyiso and tapered Polyiso insulation; GAF EnergyGuard HD cover board; OlyBond500 adhesive; USG Securock 1/4-inch roof board; and 24-gauge Kynar-finished metal coping. Quantities are not specified.
- **Notable site findings in related documents**
  - Mold contamination was reported in Rooms 128, 129, 132, and 141; indoor spore levels in Rooms 128 and 132 were substantially above the outdoor reference.
  - Canopy and adjacent-wall water intrusion was attributed to constrained rain leaders, canopy drainage details, and discontinuities or inadequate sealing in stucco and the vapor barrier.

### Description

<p>Conduct a comprehensive, phased environmental assessment of the St. John CBOC facility with destructive verification (core drilling, strategic panel/wall‑cover removal). Destructive test methods utilized must be approved by the Contracting Officer (CO).</p>

<p>Conduct a comprehensive, phased environmental assessment of the St. John CBOC facility to identify, characterize, and document moisture intrusion, mold, and other biological growths across the building envelope and interior areas, including above-ceiling spaces and wall cavities, with destructive verification (core drilling, strategic panel/wall-cover removal).&nbsp; A Destructive Testing Plan (locations/methods) shall be submitted and preapproved by the Contracting Officer (CO) prior to execution; individual openings may proceed under the approved pla</p>

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