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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 Affai... 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. 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. Contractor shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. The NAICS code is 238990 (Size Standard: $16.5M) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing the items below: Preventive Maintenance of existing UPS systems: Contractor shall provide all factory certified technical labor, equipment to include specialized test equipment, and provide proof of an established factory support network which can provide immediate field support as to resolve equipment and technical problems on site. The contractor is to also provide preventive maintenance service, 8-hour response, and repair service for computer room UPS (Powerware) units located at the Charlie Norwood VAMC until units have been replaced. Preventive Maintenance of new UPS systems: Contractor shall provide all factory certified technical labor, equipment to include specialized test equipment, and provide proof of an established factory support network which can provide immediate field support as to resolve equipment and technical problems on site. All equipment is calibrated annually and meets the minimum requirements for NFPA, OSHA and IEEE. The vendor is to provide full-service preventive maintenance, 7x24 parts & labor coverage, 8-hour response, and repair service for computer room UPS units located at the Charlie Norwood VAMC. Contractor will provide, install, and dispose of all factory specification batteries for each listed UPS Unit, Eaton-93PM-480V-50kW-UPS, and Eaton-93PM-480V-150kW-UPS. They will also provide and install at the identified 5-year replacement schedule of all factory specification batteries of the Uptown UPS unit and Downtown UPS unit. Potential offerors having the skills, experience, professional qualifications, and capabilities necessary to perform the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via e-mail. The Capability statements shall not exceed three (3) pages and must include the following: 1) Company name and Point of Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, web-site, etc.); 2) UEI number and CAGE code; 3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUB Zone, SDVOSB, etc.); and (4) Familiarity and product knowledge. Responses are due no later than 1200 EST, Wednesday, April 11, 2022, and shall be electronically submitted to: quentin.deloney@va.gov. 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.