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

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitati... Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, coordination, and services necessary for Sanitary Sewer System Monitoring located at the Hampton VA Medical Center Campus: The proposed NAICS 237110 is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of $45 Million. Statement of Objectives: The project design will include all necessary elements as needed to provide service for sanitary sewer system monitoring and repairs, making inflow and infiltration monitoring plans at the Hampton VA Medical Center in Hampton, VA. See the attached DRAFT Statement of Work for more details. Instructions: The CO will consider responses received for this Sources Sought Notice, along with any other market research that is conducted, when determining the appropriate acquisition strategy. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(d), CO s must set aside all acquisitions for SDVOSBs or VOSBs whenever there is a reasonable expectation of receiving two or more offers/quotes from eligible, capable and verified firms, and that an award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government. However, if responses from qualified firms prove inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be considered. In order to be considered eligible for an SDVOSB or VOSB Set-Aside, interested firms must confirm in their response to this Sources Sought Notice that they will be able to comply with all the following criteria: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.7003 - Eligibility VAAR Clause 852.219-73 SDVOSB Set-Aside or 852.219-74 VOSB Set-Aside VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. VetCert Certification (see Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) for more information) VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting (see VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) for more information) All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to donteana.gibbs@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Your response is required by 8:00 AM EDT on Monday, October 16, 2023. In your response, please include the following: Company name Address Point of contact with email and phone number SAM Unique Entry ID number and evidence of current SAM registration (see https://www.sam.gov for more information) Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Proposed NAICS code (if different from above) Information describing your interest. Information demonstrating your company has the capacity to complete this project, to include available bonding capacity. A brief statement on how you will comply with the Limitations on Subcontracting, if applicable in addition to this information, please include responses to all the following in your submission: What additional information would you require to provide a quote for this project? Approximately how long would it take to complete the project, including lead times for materials? Is our chosen NAICS code of 237110 the best fit for this project? Is our chosen PSC code of Z2NZ the best fit for this project?