# El Paso VAMC Central Utility Plant Service

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25725q0545

- Solicitation number: 36C25725Q0545
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Phoenix General Contractors, LLC for $6,514,066.50
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257)
- NAICS: 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: J044 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equipment; and Nuclear Reactors
- Set-aside: 8(a) set-aside
- County: El Paso County (FIPS 48141). https://abierto.us/counties/el-paso-county-tx-48141
- City: El Paso. https://abierto.us/cities/el-paso-tx-4824000
- First posted: July 6, 2025
- Last posted: September 2, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/82aa1ba941a449e2b0302ea536b05f35/view

## Description

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice.

The El Paso VA Medical Center is seeking interested and qualified contractors who can ensure the continuous, safe, and compliant operation, maintenance, inspection, and repair of all systems and equipment within the Central Utility Plant (CUP) at the VA Medical Center. This includes full compliance with VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing, Boiler Inspection and Certification Programs, VA Electrical Compliance programs, and Joint Commission Environment of Care (EOC) standards.

The contractor shall provide skilled personnel, including certified boiler operators and a plant manager, capable of maintaining all systems 24/7, responding to utility disruptions, and supporting regulatory audits and documentation requirements. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel and all labor, materials, tools, chemicals, software licenses, supervision, and services necessary to maintain full operational readiness of all systems associated with the CUP. Interested and qualified contractors are encouraged to respond to this Source Sought Notice by providing the following:

Name of organization Organizational point of contact information Socio-economic category Capabilities statement Rough order of magnitude Any comments regarding the attached draft Statement of Objectives All responses must be sent to Joseph A. Leyte, Contracting Officer at Joseph.Leyte@va.gov by 12PM CDT on Monday, July 14, 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Phoenix General Contractors, LLC (UEI LWJKU2122JT1)
- Contract: 36C25725P0901, purchase order
- Obligated: $2,605,014.86
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25725P0901 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C257 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25725P0901_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 6, 2025: Sources sought, due July 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 4b1bbd4097da410594025f9db7bb97d3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4b1bbd4097da410594025f9db7bb97d3/view
- September 2, 2025: Award notice. Notice 82aa1ba941a449e2b0302ea536b05f35. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/82aa1ba941a449e2b0302ea536b05f35/view

## Points of contact

- Joseph A. Leyte, Contracting Officer, Joseph.Leyte@va.gov, 210-694-6315

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