J061--Uninterruptible Power Supply St. Louis VA Medical Center

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Requirement: The VA Heartland Network 15 Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide Annual Preventative Maintenance Inspections, Emergency Services and Repairs to Uninterrupted Power Supply Units, St. Louis John Cochran VA Medical Center, 915 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63106 and Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center, 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr., St. Louis, MO 631252401 West Main St, Marion, IL 62959. Please see the Performance Work Statement for more specific details. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), size standard $34. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a Small Business, VOSB or SDVOSB. 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Responses must be received no later than Friday, September 18, 2026 at 3:00PM. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to these sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Performance Work Statement Preventative Maintenance, Service, and Repairs to Uninterrupted Power Supply Units and Batteries at the St. Louis VA Health Care System Section 1: General Information General: This is a non-personal services contract to provide maintenance, annual preventative maintenance inspections, emergency services, and repairs to uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units for the St. Louis VA Health Care System (STLVAHCS). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Period of Performance: A. Period of performance shall be base year plus four option years. CLIN Base Year 0001: October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027 CLIN Base Year 1001: October 1, 2027, to September 30, 2028 CLIN Base Year 2001: October 1, 2028, to September 30, 2029 CLIN Base Year 3001: October 1, 2029, to September 30, 2030 CLIN Base Year 4001: October 1, 2030, to September 30, 2031 Place of Performance: Services are required at the following locations. The points of contact (POC) for each location are listed. All work must be coordinated with the COR. John Cochran VAMC 915 N Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63106 POC: Shane Pettis (314) 652-4100 x51032 Jefferson Barracks VAMC 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125 POC: Patrick Sanders (314) 652-4100 x66698 Hours of Operation: All repairs shall be performed during business hours from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Contractors may work outside normal business hours by arrangement with the COR if such services are provided without additional charge to the government. Observed Federal Holidays January 1 New Year s Day Third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr. s Birthday Third Monday in February President s Day Last Monday in May Memorial Day June 19 Juneteenth July 4 Independence Day First Monday in September Labor Day Second Monday in October Columbus Day November 11 Veteran s Day Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day December Christmas Day Type of Contract: The government will award a Firm Fixed Price contract. Invoicing: All invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. VA s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System The FSC uses a third-party contractor, Tungsten, to transition vendors from paper to electronic invoice submission. Please go to this website: http://www.tungsten-network.com/US/en/veterans-affairs/ to begin submitting electronic invoices, free of charge. More information on the…