The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a small business to provide preventative maintenance and service for Veterans Canteen Service equipment at two Connecticut healthcare facilities.
Key Details
What exactly do they need?
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a small business to provide preventative maintenance and service for Veterans Canteen Service equipment at two Connecticut healthcare facilities. This includes scheduled preventive maintenance, inspections, corrective call back service, and 12-hour 5-day per week call back support with supported after-hours emergency services.
What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be for a base period of one year, with four option years. The contract will also contain the provision for on-call services that shall include labor costs and unlimited service calls.
How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
When and how do you bid?
Bids are due on June 19, 2026, at 8:00 PM EST. Bids must be submitted through the Federal Business Opportunities website.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
- Must have a field service representative located within 200 miles of the West Haven and Newington campuses of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
- Must have been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment that they are being asked to provide services for.
Don't bother if…
- You must have a field service representative located within 200 miles of the West Haven and Newington campuses of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
- You must have been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment that you are being asked to provide services for.
Heads up — easy to miss
- There is a mandatory site visit on February 14 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
- Travel costs aren't reimbursed separately — bake them into your price.
- Proposals are capped at 25 pages including résumés.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.