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Sources Sought No. 36C10X21Q0003 Page 3 of 3 Important Information: This is a Sources Sought announcement for market research purposes only. The information gained will be used to determine potential ... Sources Sought No. 36C10X21Q0003 Page 3 of 3 Important Information: This is a Sources Sought announcement for market research purposes only. The information gained will be used to determine potential qualified contractors, preliminary planning, possibly set side, and the method of acquisition. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. Therefore, no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Requirement: See Attached Draft Statement of Objectives (SOO). INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT Confidentiality: No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Response Format/Page Limitations: The overall total page limit for responses to this RFI is 10 pages. Response submissions should be submitted in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman font, 12 pt. size. Interested parties should limit marketing material in order to allow sufficient space for adequately, directly, and substantively responding with the information of most interest to the Government. Capability Statements: Interested parties, small or large organizations, should submit capability statements for this request via email to anthony.zibolski@va.gov and micah.kauzlarich@va.gov by Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. 36C10X21Q0003 shall be included in the subject line of email response. A. General Information: Information to be provided SHALL include, but not limited to the following: Contractors Information: Provide your firms contact information, such as, name and address of firm, phone number and e-mail address, and DUNS number. Type of Business: whether Small, Small Disadvantaged, or Large. Experience: Provide the number of contracts performing similar services, average value of contracts, value of largest contract, average level of effort (in hours), labor categories used, and contact numbers as applicable. Price: Standard battery price and hourly rate for technicians. Any other applicable pricing information may also be provided. Existing Contracting Vehicles: If the respondent has a GSA FSS contract or another applicable contract, indicate so, and include how your exiting contract is within scope of this requirement and how contract labor categories map to the key personnel labor categories identified in the attached SOO. B. Include any recommendations for the following: 1) Recommendations to improve or clarify the Draft SOO; what information can/should be added to the SOO to facilitate the development of a quality Performance Work Statement (PWS)? What information should be clarified within the Draft SOO? 2) What Government stated operating constraints or technical requirements limit you (the contractor) from developing a unique and innovative technical solution(PWS)? 3) What labor categories would you estimate to be required to execute these tasks? What labor categories are recommended as Key Personnel. Are you able to provide an estimated level of effort to execute these tasks? 4) Any information that may benefit the Government to refine the Draft SOO. 5) Recommendations on the appropriate NAICS code for this requirement. Additional Information on SOOs from acquisition.gov: The SOO is a Performance Based Acquisition requirements document. Statement of Objectives means a Government-prepared document that states the overall performance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach. The SOO is a very short document (e.g., under ten pages) that provides the basic, high-level objectives of the acquisition. It is provided in the solicitation in lieu of a government-written performance work statement. In this approach, the contractors' proposals contain performance work statements and performance metrics and measures (which are based on their proposed solutions and existing commercial practices). The intended benefit of using a SOO is to open the acquisition up to a wider range of potential solutions. The proposed performance work statement replaces the SOO at contract award.