Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capab... This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.   NAICS code: 811219 and size standard is $22M.  NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry www.sam.gov.  Project requirements: The contractor is required to supply all labor and expert supervision required to maintain the outside areas as specified in the Statement of Work. Work shall be accomplished at the VA Medical Center, 800 Zorn Ave., Louisville, KY 40206-1499.  Objectives and Description of Work Contractor shall furnish all labor, travel, shipping, parts, and expertise necessary to provide preventive maintenance and repairs as needed of the following ANALYZER HE 600: Model S/N EE# HE 600 6000607 EE89708 Work Location Robley Rex VA, Louisville KY. Project Work Tasks/Description or Work To be considered eligible for consideration, vendor must have a field service representative within 200 miles of the facility that has been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment he/she is being asked to provide services for. Bidders must provide, upon request, documentation of factory certified service/maintenance training on the specific equipment under the terms of this contract. The Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) specifically reserves the right to reject any of the Contractor's personnel and refuse them permission to work on the equipment outlined in above, based upon credentials provided. The contractor shall maintain sufficient stock of parts needed for repair and maintenance of the equipment or be able to secure parts within twenty four (24) hours. All parts used shall be new OEM parts only. Reverse engineered and/or refurbished parts shall not be utilized under the terms of this contract without explicit permission, in writing, from the COR. The contractor will have access to all the latest software updates and service passwords and elevated privileges on the equipment being serviced. Subcontracting of any ensuing award of this solicitation will not be allowed without written permission of the Contracting Officer. Service response on calls from unauthorized personnel could result in non-payment. Information sought: Response to this announcement shall not exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide a product and related services; (2) The respondents DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, etc.,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.   Please e-mail your response with the above information to george.cochran@va.gov with the subject line Sources Sought Notice # 36C24922Q0203 by 01:00pm on 03 March 2022. Any questions should be emailed to george.cochran@va.gov.  Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. [Text Wrapping Break]Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).Â