(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services or commercial products prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii)Â This solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). Request for Proposal will be submitted through email on RFP reference no. 36C24226R0097.
(iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 (eff. 03/13/2026).
(iv)Â This procurement is being issued as a SDVOSB set-aside solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238290, Other Building Equipment Contractors, with a small business size standard of $22 Million.
(v)Â The contractor shall provide line-item pricing for the upgrade/modernization repairs on three passenger elevators and one service elevator within buildings 6 and 53 at VA NJ Healthcare System Lyons Campus for the Elevator Upgrade Repairs Project No. 561A4-25-500.
Please reference Attachment A - Pricing Sheet with a submission checklist.
(vi)Â Description of requirements for the items to be acquired. Description of requirement - Scope of Work (SOW)
Please reference Attachment B - Statement of Work
(vii)Â Awardee shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) prior to performance.
FOB Destination
VA New Jersey Healthcare System Lyons Campus
151 Knollcroft Road
Lyons, NJ 07039
(viii) A statement that the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision.
52.204-7
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION (DEVIATION) (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.209-7
INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
OCT 2018
52.216-1
TYPE OF CONTRACT
NOV 2025
52.233-2
SERVICE OF PROTEST
SEP 2006
52.240-90
SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS(DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
852.233-70
PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
OCT 2018
852.233-71
ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE
OCT 2018
852.233-71
ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (MAY 2010) NOTE
MAY 2010
852.239-75
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE
FEB 2023
(ix)Â The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition.
(A) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
FACTOR 1 TECHNICAL: Offeror (prime contractor) must be a licensed/certified elevator maintenance company. A copy of valid and current license must be submitted in proposal package. Offeror must have a full-time elevator mechanic on staff. The proposal will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to proposals section of the solicitation.
SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE (EMR):
Additionally, Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years.
All Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR). This information will be obtained from the offeror s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier s letterhead.
Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead may obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR will obtain their EMR rating from their state-run worker s compensation insurance rating bureau.
FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE: The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a proposal s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation s requirements as indicated by the proposal s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/; or any other reasonable basis.
FACTOR 3 PRICE: Offeror shall complete the line-item table in section v. of this combined synopsis/solicitation and the attached price sheet. The total dollar value of the price sheet shall be used to compare pricing between price proposals and to properly evaluate price reasonableness as determined by Contracting Officers price analysis.
Failure to provide the information requested in the evaluation criteria may result in being found non-responsive.
(B) Following receipt of quotes, the Government will perform a comparative evaluation. The Government will compare quotes to one another to select the offer that best benefits the Government.
(C) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, emailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified herein as 120 calendar days, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
(x)Â The provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. * All firms or individuals submitting a quote shall include a completed copy of this provision OR have current Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM - https://www.sam.gov). Representations, Certifications, and SAM must be current at award. IF NOT CURRENT AND/OR YOU DO NOT SUBMIT A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROVISION, YOUR QUOTE WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE.
(xi)Â The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are included as addenda to FAR 52.212-4:.
CL 120 - SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
52.222-90 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (DEVIATION) (APR 2026)
52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
52.203-6
RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT
JUN 2020
52.203-17
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS
NOV 2023
52.204-9
PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL
JAN 2011
52.204-13
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.209-6
PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED
JAN 2025
52.209-9
UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
OCT 2018
52.209-10
PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS
NOV 2015
52.219-8
UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.219-14
LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.222-40
NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.222-50
COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.222-54
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (DEVIATION)
NOV 2025
52.223-5
POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION
MAY 2024
52.226-8
ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING
MAY 2024
52.228-5
INSURANCE WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION
JAN 1997
52.229-3
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (DEVIATION)
SEP 2025
52.229-11
TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS NOTICE AND REPRESENTATION
JUN 2020
52.229-12
TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS
FEB 2021
52.232-18
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
APR 1984
52.232-33
PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT
OCT 2018
52.232-40
PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS
MAR 2023
52.233-3
PROTEST AFTER AWARD
AUG 1996
52.233-4
APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM
OCT 2004
52.237-2
PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION
APR 1984
852.201-70
CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE
DEC 2022
852.203-70
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
MAY 2018
852.204-70
PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (DEVIATION)
MAR 2026
852.204-71
INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
FEB 2023
852.211-72
TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS
NOV 2018
852.219-73
VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (DEVIATION)
JAN 2023
852.222-71
COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899 (DEVIATION) (APR 2025)
APR 2025
852.232-72
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS
NOV 2018
852.242-71
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER
OCT 2020
852.246-71
REJECTED GOODS
OCT 2018
(xii) A statement that the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.
52.203 6, RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (JUN 2020), ALT I (NOV 2021)
52.203 13, CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (NOV 2021)
52.203 17, CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (NOV 2023)
52.203-19, PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)
52.204 10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUN 2020)
52.204 14, SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2016)
52.204 23, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB COVERED ENTITIES (DEC 2023)
52.204 25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT. (NOV 2021).
52.204 27, PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUN 2023)
52.204 30, FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS PROHIBITION. (DEC 2023)
52.209 6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED. (JAN 2025)
52.209-9, UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)
52.209-10, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS (NOV 2015).
52.219-8, UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JAN 2025)
52.219 27, NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE FOR, OR SOLE-SOURCE AWARD TO, SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) CONCERNS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE SDVOSB PROGRAM (FEB 2024)
52.219-28, POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JAN 2025)
52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)
52.222 19, CHILD LABOR COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2025)
52.222 35, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020).
52.222 36, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)
52.222 37, EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (JUN 2020)
52.222-40, NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)
52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OCT 2025)
52.222-51, EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, OR REPAIR OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (MAY 2014)
52.222-53, EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES REQUIREMENTS (MAY 2014)
52.222-54, EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (JAN 2025)
52.222-55, MINIMUM WAGES FOR CONTRACTOR WORKERS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14026 (JAN 2022).
52.222-62, PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (JAN 2022)
52.223-23, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)
52.224-3, PRIVACY TRAINING (JAN 2017).
52.225-1, BUY AMERICAN SUPPLIES (OCT 2022) (41 U.S.C. CHAPTER 83).
52.226 6, PROMOTING EXCESS FOOD DONATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (JUN 2020)
52.226-8, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (MAY 2024)
52.229 12, TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS (FEB 2021).
52.232-29, TERMS FOR FINANCING OF PURCHASES OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS & COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)
52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)
52.232 40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2023)
52.233-3, PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).
52.233-4, APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004)
52.240 1, PROHIBITION ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY AMERICAN SECURITY DRONE ACT COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES (NOV 2024)
(xiii)Â The Service Contract Act of 1965 does apply to this procurement
Please reference Attachment C - Wage Determinations.
(xiv) N/A
(xv)Â This is as a SDVOSB set-aside combined synopsis/solicitation for upgrade/modernization repairs on three passenger elevators and one service elevator within two buildings at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System Lyons Campus. The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all price proposal packages must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:
"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."
OR
"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"
The Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Offerors received without this statement will be assumed to infer that terms and conditions are acceptable without modification, deletion, or addition.
Submission shall be received NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM EDT, Thursday, August 20, 2026. The Government shall only accept electronic submissions via email, please send all quotations to mitchelle.labady@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Request for information (RFI) will not be accepted after 12:00 Noon EST Thursday, August 13, 2026.
(xvi) Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Ms. Mitchelle Labady, Contracting Officer at mitchelle.labady@va.gov.
Please reference the following attachments:
Attachment A - Statement of Work.
Attachment B - Price Sheet & Submission Checklist.
Attachment C - Wage_Determination_NJ20260042_05.18.2026 Somerset - Lyons.
Attachment D - FAR 52.225-2 Buy America Certificate - 36C24226R0097
Attachment E - VAAR 852.219-75 Limitation of Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance
