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

The purpose of Amendment 1 is to answer questions received before the question submission deadline. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format... The purpose of Amendment 1 is to answer questions received before the question submission deadline. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with Part 13 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C24425Q0677. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03 effective January 17th, 2025, and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at FAR | Acquisition.GOV. This Solicitation is being competed as a total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. NAICS Code is 562910 Remediation Services and the business size standard is $25 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is B502. The NCO4 Contracting Office is seeking to obtain abatement monitoring, air monitoring, and sample retrieval/testing performed by industrial hygienists or certified industrial hygienists to support the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center and their offsite locations in accordance with the statement of work. Service Contract Act Wage Determinations applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract. Complete instructions for submitting a response to this solicitation and applicable provisions and clauses are found in the solicitation. All quoters are advised to pay careful attention to the quote submission requirements, outlined under Section E.10 (a), as there are very specific instructions for what must be provided. The quoter is responsible for any quote preparation and/or submission costs. The period of performance (POP) in the attached schedule is an estimate. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, quoters MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. Quoters are advised that any and all questions concerning this solicitation must be sent in writing to the Contracting Office at NCO 4. Questions may be sent via email to Eric Christy at Eric.Christy@va.gov. No questions will be answered after the question submission deadline: May 23rd, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.