Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Installation and Maintenance for Water Monitoring System at the Bedford Va Medical Center
Deadline: 13 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 28 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146036827
Document Ref. No.: 36C24126Q0489_0001
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Amendment No.: 0001
Solicitation No.: 36C24126Q0489
Date: July 27, 2026
Purpose of Amendment
The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions submitted regarding the solicitation. As a result of these questions and responses, the response due date remains unchanged.
1. Question: The bid indicates that the awarded contractor must use the PhiAnalytics platform by Phigenics. This is proprietary to them, it-s unlikely they would allow another company to access this. Would be acceptable to provide our own equipment and our own comparable analytics platform for this bid?
Answer: The equipment/analytics platform would have to fulfill the same requirements from VA Directive 1061, as cited in the SOW. The contractor-s equipment must be water monitoring equipment rather than water treatment equipment, able to operate above 124 °F and fully installed using copper plumbing.
The analytics platform would need to be reviewed/evaluated to ensure it is independent of the water monitoring equipment and offers comparable services like continuously updated data with auto-trending and cloud-based data management to ensure various required staff on site can access real-time data.
The contractor would be responsible for taking out and disposing of the existing system as they are correct, it is all proprietary.
2. Question: Pursuant to FAR 11.104 and FAR 52.211-6, could you please identify the salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics that an equal hardware and software solution must meet?
Answer: An equal hardware unit must be suitable for continuous water quality monitoring on a potable water system. They need to be installed on the supply cold & hot lines as well as the distal locations (pipe chases) across 7 patient care buildings. The unit shall be able to operate in temperatures at or above 124 °F, monitor pH, monitor residual biocide (as low as 0.001 ppm) and take instantaneous readings if needed, monitor turbidity, ...
Notice ID: 36c24126q0489_0001
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: 241-network contract office 01 (36c241)
Product Service Code: j046 - maint/repair/rebuild of equipment- water purification and sewage treatment equipment
NAICS Code: 221310 - Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
Inactive Dates: aug 28, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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