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This sources sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended str... This sources sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for market research. This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. The anticipated period of performance is as follows: base year: February 1, 2023 January 31, 2024, and four additional one-year option periods. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUBZone, 8(a), small business, or large business), relative to NAICS 532283. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://sam.gov/content/home) at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Interested firms responding to this sources sought notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills, and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements. The capability statement should contain sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's business type and size. (c) The capability statement must provide company name and address, point of contact, phone/fax/email, and NAICS Code(s). (d) All capability statements must be submitted to Contract Specialist Brittany Musleve via e-mail at brittany.musleve@va.gov no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, August 4, 2022. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. 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 SAM. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. 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). A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. If capability statements are not received from at least two responsible businesses by the response date or if the Government determines that no small business concerns are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability statements submitted, the Government may proceed with a full and open competition.