Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS, seeking responses from small businesses of all types. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS, seeking responses from small businesses of all types. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with his synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this synopsis. The Chillicothe VA Medical Center is seeking concerns capable of Improving the Water System to Reduce Rick of Legionella Contamination and Patient Injury. The improvements include: Dead-leg and unused fixture removal Installation of thermostatic mixing valves at point-of-use for scald protection Re-balancing of existing hot water recirculation loops and addition of new recirculation loops Installation of ultraviolet treatment equipment Installation of water monitoring equipment Installation of a fiber optic backbone for the Building Automation System (BAS) Relocation of the site domestic water storage tank valving and upgrade to tank instrumentation Specifically, the Chillicothe VA Medical Center is attempting to learn if: There is interest in the marketplace for this complex procurement to justify a small business set-aside. There is a competitive environment among small businesses of all types, to justify a set-aside and ensure fair and reasonable pricing. There are enough small businesses in the marketplace with the ability and willingness to compete for a project that would be technically complex. There are enough small businesses in the marketplace with sufficient financial and bonding capacity to successfully execute a contract for this type of procurement, in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee The VA s goal is to get fair and reasonable pricing. Therefore, we are soliciting small businesses, of all types, to determine the appropriate set-aside (if any) necessary to fulfill the VA s needs. To assist the VA in making an accurate determination, we must know your firm s interest. In order to be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base at https://sam.gov. For firms claiming SDVOSB or VOSB classification status, they must also be registered and certified through the U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database, located at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this potential acquisition is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, which currently has a small business size standard of $45 million. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit as much of the following information as possible: Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, email address and SAM Unique Entity Identifier Proof of registration in the SAM and VA VetCert websites or intention of registration prior to submission of offers to a potential solicitation. If your firm has a history or is contemplating joining with a partner for this requirement, we ask that you detail that arrangement as well to allow the government to make the most well-informed decision possible. In this event, we advise that you thoroughly investigate whether or not a partnership would affect your business size standard. The response date to this Sources Sought notice is March 22, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if there are adequate, qualified small business concerns, of any type to warrant a set-aside. Hard copy submissions are not acceptable. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are acceptable and may be directed to ryan.stark@va.gov All inquiries regarding this Sources Sought Notice should be directed to the same email address. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN. CONCERNS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO CALL THE INDIVIDUAL VA, REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.