Inactive

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A ... DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. SOURCES SOUGHT: Veterans’ Health Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4) is issuing this request for information/sources sought notice in order to identify contractors that can provide Temporary Lodging and Visual Impairment Accommodation Services for Lebanon VA Medical Center, located at 1700 South Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon PA 17042 SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED: A Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this Sources Sought Notice. The SOW details the requirement. . SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES: Lebanon Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center’s Social Work Services and Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR) Services requires comfortable, overnight, temporary, local and safe lodging accommodations for qualifying Veterans and their caregivers. Contractors must be located within 30 minutes from the Lebanon VA Medical Center, 1700 South Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042 as estimated by Google Maps and Map Quest. Determination of “qualifying Veterans” (Veterans are VA beneficiaries of the Lebanon VA Medical Center) is made only by the Social Worker or the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) who make the room reservation (“Veteran” and “VA beneficiary” are interchangeable). In addition, determination of qualified Veterans for the VISOR Program for visually impaired Veterans is made by the VISOR Program Manager. Reservations for these Veterans will be made by the VISOR Program Manager or designee. Performance shall be according to the requirements contained in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The resulting Contract is a non-personal services contract under which the Contractor is an independent contractor. The Parties agree that the Contractor, Contract staff, agents and sub-contractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. . AUTHORITY: Under the authority of Public Law 104-262 and Title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 8123, the Contractor shall provide Temporary Accommodation Services for the Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA (Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4) in accordance with pricing, terms and conditions contained herein. POLICY AND REGULATIONS: Contractor shall comply with all relevant Veterans Affairs (VA) policies and procedures, including those related to quality, patient safety and performance, including all policies referenced throughout the Contract. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 721110 RESPONSES: NCO 4 is seeking responses from contractors that are interested in this requirement and can demonstrate their capability to provide the required services. Please respond with the following information: Company Information: Company Name Address, including all facility locations Point of contact Phone Number E-mail Address DUNS Number CAGE Code Tax ID Number Socio-economic size status (SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, SB, Large, etc.) Questions What is the distance and travel time to the Lebanon VA Medical Center from the hotels where you would be making accommodations? Would you be able to provide smoking rooms at the hotels where you would be making accommodations? Would you be able to provide Handicap Accessible rooms at the hotels where you would be making the accommodations? Can you confirm that reservations would only be made in a hotel with 24/7 front desk staff? Can you confirm that microwaves and refrigerators would be made available in the rooms? Would you be able to provide any “black out” dates in advance? Would you be able to provide for a block of rooms at the same hotel for Veterans staying weekly? A capability statement addressing your organization’s ability to perform the required services. This must include a statement explaining your capability to service the Lebanon VA, ability to provide all items listed in the Statement of Work, and ability to provide Temporary Lodging and Visual Impairment Accommodations Service. Please submit all responses to this notice via e-mail to: JoAnn Chukinas Contract Specialist E-Mail Address: joann.chukinas@va.gov All responses must be received by 8AM EST on September 22, 2020. Faxes and voice mails will not be accepted. End of Document