The VA is conducting market research for a firm-fixed-price contract for preventive maintenance, scheduled repairs, and 24/7 emergency response for vertical transportation systems at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3048. The system includes 31 elevators, two cart lifts, and two dumbwaiters, with added components to be incorporated by modification. The contractor must provide licensed elevator mechanics, OEM parts/materials, and at least one full-time qualified mechanic on campus during business hours, with work complying with ASME, NFPA, VA, OSHA, and infection-control requirements. Key performance timelines include a CQC plan within 30 days of contract effective date, immediate action for safety-affecting deficiencies, non-safety repairs within 5 business days, and emergency response of 30 minutes during business hours/2 hours outside, with entrapment response of 30 minutes/1 hour. This is market research only and may lead to a set-aside for SDVOSB.