# INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE BOILER SAFETY TESTING & PM Cleaver Brooks Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26225q0934 - Solicitation number: 36C26225Q0934 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to R.F. Macdonald Co., LLC - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 262-Network Contract Office 22 (36C262) - NAICS: 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors - Product or service code: J044 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equipment; and Nuclear Reactors - County: San Diego County (FIPS 06073). https://abierto.us/counties/san-diego-county-ca-06073 - City: San Diego. https://abierto.us/cities/san-diego-ca-0666000 - First posted: May 21, 2025 - Last posted: May 21, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/32fdee867b42489aa8fa153b7350e6bc/view ## Description INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE GENERAL INFORMATION Network Contracting Office (NCO) **22 Attn:** Charity Cazee Department of Veteran Affairs 3601 S. 6TH Avenue, Bldg. 45 Tucson, Arizona 85723 (520) 792-1450 Ext. **16236 Intent to Sole Source:** The Government intends to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-2 Only One Source in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The requirement is for BOILER SAFETY SERVICES. A Service Contract is needed to ensure that VASDHCS s BOILER System Inspection and PM&R is fully operational and serviceable at all times for hospital safety and compliance. The manufacturer of the CLEAVER BROOK BOILER SYSTEM has identified only one vendor, R.F. DONALD CO., authorized to complete the needed safety tasks. These technicians have in-depth knowledge of the already installed system and are certified to maintain and support equipment throughout the hospital. Due to vendors extensive knowledge of the facilities boiler systems, they will be able to complete the required system safety inspection. Place of Performance is at the San Diego VA Medical Center. The intended source is R.F. DONALD CO., LLC., 25920 Eden Landing Road, Hayward, CA. 94545. In accordance with FAR Part 6, contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304; as applicable, the justification will be posted within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The Government will consider all capability statements received by this synopsis's closing date. The Government's determination not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the Government's discretion. Information received will be considered strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with a size standard of $19.0 Million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All capable sources must provide past performance experience in similar research services and be a licensed provider (whichever applies to the requirement). All the above information should be included in the vendors' capability in response to this notice. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Charity.Cazee@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), 05/25/2025. Please ensure notice # 36C26225Q0934 is cited on all submitted documents. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: R.F. Macdonald Co., LLC (UEI PQPGNN93NMB3) - Contract: 36C26225P1340, purchase order - Obligated: $142,355.00 - Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C26225Q0934 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C262 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C26225P1340_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - May 21, 2025: Special notice, due May 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 32fdee867b42489aa8fa153b7350e6bc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/32fdee867b42489aa8fa153b7350e6bc/view ## Points of contact - Charity Cazee, Contract Specialist, charity.cazee@va.gov, 520-792-1450 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26225q0934.