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Services RFQ Amend 0003 36C24126Q044

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 PRESOLICIAION SOLICITATION NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. This... Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 PRESOLICIAION SOLICITATION NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. This solicitation is being issued as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set-aside. The limitations of subcontracting, as described in VAAR 852.219-75, will apply to any potential contract. If award cannot be made, the solicitation will be cancelled, and the requirement resolicited. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, intends to solicit quotes from contractors to provide Shredding services for Providence VAMC in Providence, RI and its associated CBOCS. NAICS Code is 561990 (All other Support Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5M. The product/service code is R614. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the Contracting Opportunities website (beta.sam.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. This is a pre-solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via FEDBIZOPPS interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from FebBizOpps which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in Vetcert (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/) databases prior to award. (Note: all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization's Center for Veteran's Enterprise (CVE) prior to receiving an award under the program).

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This is a Sources Sought announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No quotations are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR QUOTATI... This is a Sources Sought announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No quotations are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR QUOTATIONS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of all vendors, public and private institutions, members of 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a base year and four option years. DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION SHREDDING SERVICES Providence VAMC and associated CBOCs Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide document destruction services for Government documents containing sensitive, confidential and medical records. The Contractor will maintain liability insurance for the duration of the contract and shall follow all pertinent federal and state regulations regarding transportation and destruction of medical documentation. During shredding, the waste material shall be maintained in a secured container in a secured holding area, which will prevent any disclosure or unauthorized access. The destruction of the information shall be witnessed either by a VA employee or, if authorized by the VA, by a contractor employee. The Providence VA Medical Center shall not be required to separate documents by color or grade of paper, nor remove paper clips and other fasteners. Contractor shall furnish all containers and keys under this contract. Each container provided shall have information on it listing the acceptable and non-acceptable items that may be placed inside Prior Government contract work is not required to submit a response under this Sources Sought. The intent of the project is to award a firm fixed price purchase order agreement for one base year and four possible option years. This notice is published to conduct market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) capable of performing the requirements to warrant a solicitation set-aside. However, all Small Business entities should be encouraged to respond. All interested Veteran Owned firms must be registered in VetCert https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ and registered in SAM: https://sam.gov/ to be eligible for award of Government contracts. The NAICS Code is 561990 All other support Services. Size standard is $16.5 million. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought shall submit the following information to Jeffrey.Fleming@va.gov. (1) Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number. (2) Documentation relating to technical capability of performance. for requirements to include references with current point of contact and phone number. (3) Companies seeking preference based on being a veteran owned business concern must provide proof of registration in the https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/