Ice Machine Preventive Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following:

Contractor adheres to manufactures recommendations while performing cleaning and sanitizing ice machines at Colmery-O’Neil VAMC, Topeka, KS.  Unless otherwise specified, the contractor shall provide all supplies, materials, tools, personnel, equipment, supervision and other items necessary for the maintenance of the equipment as defined in this scope.  VA Medical Center maintenance staff will provide water filters to the contractor for the ice machines.

The contractor shall also provide PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: The machines throughout the facility are to be thoroughly cleaned, descaled and sanitized quarterly following ice machine manufacturers’ cleaning and sanitizing recommendations.

The contractor shall provide SANITATION PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: Ice machines must be sanitized after cleaning or when evaporator is free of ice.  Follow manufacturers complete instruction when sanitizing ice machines.

Contractor personnel performing maintenance services and providing technical support must be fully qualified and competent. They must provide certification to the COR before beginning to work on the equipment. Technicians must have Environmental Protection Agency refrigerant certification cards.