Department of Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Questions to submit
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
36C24626Q0961
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
811310
Product service code
J041
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-20
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
kamilah.nye@va.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 811310 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, VA 23667, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Daikin Applied Americas, Inc., 13600 Industrial Park Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55441 for the Salisbury VA Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Ave., Salisbury, NC 28144. Daikin purposes to provide an annual maintenance agreement for existing Daikin Chillers, Cond. Water, CW Pumps, Refrigerant Monitor, and Cooling Tower MA located at the facility. This contract action is for items for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 12.102, Soliciting from a Single Source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811310 with a small business size standard of $12.5 Million Dollars. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement by submitting such information by 10:00 AM., EST, 26 August 2026. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Kamilah Nye, Contracting Officer, at kamilah.nye@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Contact
Point of contact
Kamilah Nye
Role
the contract specialist
Email
kamilah.nye@va.gov
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