Water Treatment, Maintenance, & Monitoring Services - VA Black Hills Health Care System - Hot Springs VA Medical Center
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) · Response deadline: Fri, 16 Oct 2026
What the government is buying
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking water treatment, maintenance, and monitoring services for the Hot Springs VA Medical Center in South Dakota, part of the Black Hills Health Care System.
This type of work typically involves ensuring safe water quality for a healthcare facility—critical for patient care, infection control, and regulatory compliance. Services in this category generally include water treatment system operations, routine maintenance of filtration and disinfection equipment, periodic water quality testing, monitoring for contaminants like Legionella, and documentation for health and safety standards. Healthcare facilities have particularly stringent water quality requirements compared to other building types.
Key facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 23 |
| Notice type | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation |
| Solicitation number | 36C26327Q0023 |
| NAICS | 221310 |
| Set-aside | No Set Aside Used |
| Response deadline | October 16, 2026, 12:00 PM CT |
| Place of performance | Hot Springs, SD |
Who can bid
NAICS 221310 covers Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, which includes establishments operating water treatment plants and/or operating water supply systems. This classification encompasses both public and private water suppliers.
No small-business set-aside applies—this is a full and open competition. All businesses, regardless of size, may bid. Large firms, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone, women-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomic categories all compete on equal footing. Small businesses should be prepared to compete directly with large water utility companies and established federal contractors.
To bid, a firm likely needs relevant experience with commercial or institutional water systems, particularly in healthcare environments. See the solicitation for specific experience requirements, security clearances, and facility access prerequisites.
How to put together a competitive bid
Given the healthcare setting and full-and-open competition, consider these approaches:
Emphasize healthcare water system expertise: VA medical centers face CMS and Joint Commission oversight. Highlight any experience with ASHRAE 188 Legionella risk management plans, AAMI water standards for sterile processing, or CDC healthcare water management guidelines.
Demonstrate compliance capacity: Detail your quality assurance program, testing protocols, reporting systems, and ability to meet VA-specific safety requirements. Healthcare facilities prioritize reliability and regulatory documentation.
Staffing and response times: Propose qualified water treatment operators, certified backflow prevention assembly testers, and available emergency response. Specify training for working in patient-care environments.
Equipment and chemical management: Address your approach to maintaining treatment systems, chemical handling safety, storage, and inventory control—see the solicitation for any specified technologies in use at this facility.
Price strategically: Without set-aside protection, pricing competitiveness matters heavily. Consider whether a teaming arrangement or subcontracting plan strengthens your position against larger competitors.
Past performance: Prepare citations from similar federal or healthcare contracts, especially VA or other federal health system experience.
Next steps
Read the full solicitation on SAM.gov using solicitation number 36C26327Q0023. The complete notice contains the statement of work, specific technical requirements, evaluation criteria, and contract clauses.
Note the deadline: October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time. This notice posted on October 19, 2026—verify whether this represents a typo in the posted date relative to the response deadline, and confirm the actual deadline in the SAM.gov solicitation directly.
View the official notice on SAM.gov →