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

DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF ... DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI. This SOURCES SOUGHT is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the SOURCES SOUGHT will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 on behalf of Hampton VAMC is conducting Market Research through this SOURCES SOUGHT notice to help determine the availability of qualified SDVOSB Businesses, capable of supplying medical waste disposal services for the new Veterans Administration Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Chesapeake, located at 70 Knells Ridge Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23320. The estimated annual poundage of medical waste produced by the medical center is between 180,000 -190,000 pounds. This is subject to unexpected changes (plus or minus 10 -15 %) due to changes in the medical centers scope of work. Information collected during this Sources Sought may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02, effective 01/22/2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 562112. The NAICS size is $47 Million. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at veterans.certify.sba.gov. Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to, Contract Specialist Charlsi Brooker at Charlsi.Brooker@va.gov no-later-than Tuesday, OCTOBER 15, 2024, at 08:00AM, EST, referencing 36C24625Q0081, Medical Waste Disposal Services. Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) DUNS and UEI; (3) Is your company interested in providing a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) quote or Open Market? Include GSA/FSS/NAC Contract Number, if applicable; (4) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address; (5) SAM # and NAICS code; (6) Business Size SMALL or LARGE; (7) Type of Business: service-disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov. Please submit responses via email in Microsoft Office format by October 15th, at 0800AM (Eastern Standard Time). Please include # 36C24625Q0081 in subject title. NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.