H344--Combustion tuning/instrument calibrations for boilers at Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, NV.
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0497 in this department, oldest first.
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What the notice says
QUESTIONS ANS ANSWERS: Will Source testing need to be included in this bid?� VA RESPONSE: Not sure what you mean by source testing. Will any part or all of the instrument calibration or testing need to be in accordance with BEI standards?� VA RESPONSE: This is not a BEI safety device test, this is to calibrate feedwater valves, transmitters, and feedwater controls along with tuning on 3 boilers. Will money need to be added into the bid for Planned and Unplanned repairs VA RESPONSE: No, repairs will be procured separately from this contract Under the Price/Cost Schedule section there are 5 line… (show all)
s. I would assume that the first three would be for the 3 Nebraska boilers and the last two would be for the DA tank and the Condensate tank. Is this correct? If so, we could obviously perform instrumentation calibration, however, the combustion tuning and testing would not apply. With that being the case, the numbers given on these lines will be less.� VA RESPONSE: No, Line Items are in reference all requirements of the statement of work. EACH line item references a new period of performance. The scope specifies the 5 pieces of equipment and what is needed for each piece of equipment. If repair money shall be added to the bid, will that apply to all 5 lines?� VA RESPONSE: No, repairs will be procured separately from this contract. Will a site visit for this bid be scheduled? It would be ideal for all interested parties to perform a site visit for accurate pricing. VA RESPONSE: No site visit is being offered for this procurement. Is this contract strictly boiler combustion tuning and instrument calibrations or will it involve safety device testing as well according to the VHA 1810 & BEI latest manual? VA RESPONSE: Yes, strictly boiler combustion tuning and instrument calibrations. Does the site already have a boiler safety device testing contractor in place? If so, who is the incumbent? VA RESPONSE: No, it was put on the safety contract which will be annual inspections by NBI certified inspector and safety device testing. In contracting now. May a semi-annual combustion tuning & calibrations be performed in a single week site visit? For example, Boiler 1 tuning and calibrations on Monday, Boiler 2 on Tuesday, Boiler 3 Wednesday, etc. N+1 will be maintained. That will be up to the contractor on what time they need to do the job. What communication do the transmitters use? The HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) communication protocol is a widely used digital communication protocol in industrial automation, specifically designed for data exchange between process control devices (such as sensors, instruments, etc.) and control systems. Please provide a list of all transmitters to be calibrated. The transmitters needed are in the scope. In the scope of work Section # 7 tuning and calibrations requirements: � line B, it cuts off and no information is given of what the VA does to prepare the boilers. Please provide the remaining scope. Boilers 1, 2, 3 will be Semi-annual tuning, burner combustion and 02 trim calibrations on natural gas and oil as well as testing the Low flue Gas Oxygen Level Interlock. In the scope of work Section # 8 for Response time: What is the expectation when responding to the non-emergent and emergent issues? Such as sending a technician to site or responding to an inquiry via phone call & email. List of Instruments and controls to be inspected and calibrated: Boiler 1 drum level transmitter, pressure transmitter, and water level controller, feedwater valve Boiler 2 drum level transmitter, pressure transmitter, water level controller, feedwater valve Boiler 3 drum level transmitter, pressure transmitter, and water level controller, feedwater valve DA tank drum level transmitter, pressure transmitter and water level controller, feedwater valve Condensate tank drum level transmitter, pressure transmitter and water level controller, feedwater valve Flue gas oxygen sampling, analyzing. Boiler and economizer stack temperature transmitters. If a technician needs to be sent for Section 8 response time, how do we bill for this? We rotate boilers for contractors and help with venting off steam.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 238220.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $55K to $253K, median $137K; range $28K to $2.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARAGON MECHANICAL, INC. | 3 | $178K | Mar 11, 2025 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $2.7M | Jul 20, 2026 |
| R.F. MACDONALD CO., LLC | 1 | $462K | Jan 13, 2026 |
| EWA DIRECTION INC. | 1 | $307K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Innovators Transportation LLC | 1 | $300K | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BORJA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC | 1 | $207K | Apr 29, 2026 |
| PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1 | $206K | Jul 16, 2026 |
| K J CAIN CO INC | 1 | $162K | Jan 28, 2026 |
| BEDARD CONTROLS, INC. | 1 | $137K | Aug 28, 2025 |
| PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES BOULDER CREEK 95006 | 1 | $118K | Jul 13, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 27, 2026Innovators Transportation LLC$300KTEST AND BALANCE of AIR FLOWS FOR VA SIERRA NEVADA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 20, 2026JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC$2.7MJ041--JCI Metasys BMS Technical Support Repair Services and Limited Sources JustificationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 16, 2026PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC$206KJ045--459-26-007 Improve Water Pressure American Samoa |No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 13, 2026PLATINUM CONTRACTING SERVICES BOULDER CREEK 95006$118K4510--36C26126Q0490 | Bldg. 101 Mixing Valve ReplacementsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 29, 2026BORJA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC$207KN045--Replace Morgue Cooler 662-26-102 San Francisco VA Medical CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 10, 2026CALIFORNIA BOILER, INC.$28KZ2DA--640-26-901 | Replace Flue Duct Expansion Joint on Nebraska Steam Boiler Flue RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 26, 2026HAWK CONTRACTING GROUP LLC$40KJ041--CFA Fresh Air Intake Hood RemovalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 28, 2026K J CAIN CO INC$162KJ041--Ventilation System Verification Testing and BalancingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 13, 2026R.F. MACDONALD CO., LLC$462KStockton Boiler Plant MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 19, 2025EWA DIRECTION INC.$307KJ045--36C26125C0070 Chiller MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
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- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
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- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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