Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. Â The Department of Veterans Affa... THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. Â The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities of SAM. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this source sought announcement. The NAICS code is 541620 (Size Standard: <$16.5 Million) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing Respirator Mask Training & Fit Testing Services for the Tuscaloosa VAMC. Location of Services Provided: Performance will be made at Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, 3701 Loop Road East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-5099. Scope of Work: Contractual Service Agreement to provide qualitative respirator fit testing and training for up to 900 VA employees to ensure compliance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standards and protection of the employees utilizing OSHA approved test agents Saccharin or Brex. Provide reports documenting the results of each employee trained and fit-tested for records. Must have competent staff who are trained and experienced to perform the following: formal training on the use, proper fit, care, inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and storage of the respirator; limitations and capabilities of the respirator; recognizing medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators. Contractors must have and be in full compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local government policies, regulations, specifications, etc., that apply to work of this nature. Contractor must also have and keep current all licenses, OSHA training, permits, etc., that may be required by the above-mentioned agencies to accomplish the tasks. MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE Response to Questionnaire is required from all interested parties. Company Name, Address & Telephone#___________________________________________ Email Address for designated POC ____________________________________________ DUNS#____________________________________________ GSA or NAC Contract # (if applicable) ____________________________________________ Indicate your business size & socio-economic status under NAICS code 541620: [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Certified HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) [ ] yes [ ] no Registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) @ https://www.sam.gov [ ] yes [ ] no Registered in VetBiz Registry @ http://vip.vetbiz.gov/ RISK: Address any potential risk to the Government to include technical; cost, schedule and performance that may have a direct impact on the acquisition of this service. This also includes corrections or recommendations of NAICS. All retailers shall provide the NAICS code under which they provide the service if the listed NAICS of 541620 is inappropriate. NAICS under which your service is offered: _________ A SOLICITATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. After review of responses, a solicitation may be published at a later date. Responses to this Market Research Questionnaire will not be considered as submission of an offer for future solicitation announcements. All interested parties must respond to future that solicitation announcement separately or in addition to this Market Research Questionnaire. Contract award resulting from any future solicitation can only be made to a contractor who is registered in SAM. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses are due no later than 12:00 PM EST, Monday, February 7, 2022, and shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Responses may also be emailed to the Contracting Officer using the following subject line: 36C24722Q0283 | Respirator Training & Fit Testing Tuscaloosa to the following email address: brian.curtis2@va.gov. Spamming or harassing emails could result in sender s domain added to the National OIT Ban List, which would impact all future offerings and ability to compete. Please do not spam or harass the Contracting Officer.