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J073--FY 27 Services | Kitchen Exhaust Hood and Ductwork Cleaning | Base + 4 | 561

Department of Veterans Affairs · 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
36C24227Q0056
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
811310
Product service code
J073
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 22, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC
Place of performance
East Orange, NJ
Contracting contact
Jamie.Boyar@va.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

This Sources Sought Notice is issued by VISN 2 Contracting Office in Buffalo, NY for the purpose of collecting information about East Orange VA Medical Center located at 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 and Lyons VA Medical Center located at 151 Knollcroft Road Lyons, NJ 07939 for monthly and semi-annual preventive maintenance and cleaning of multiple kitchen hoods and ductwork. The VA is seeking to provide for this requirement as of December 1, 2026, to establish a new service. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is 811310 Commercial and Industrial machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance, with a Size Standard of $12.5 Million. The requirement is detailed in the Statement of Work section of this document. For more information see the attached PDF.

Contact

Point of contact
Jamie Boyar
Role
the contract specialist
Email
Jamie.Boyar@va.gov
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