Inactive

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 SUBJECT* Sources Sought Notice for Floor Scrubber & Carpet Cleaner Mai... Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 SUBJECT* Sources Sought Notice for Floor Scrubber & Carpet Cleaner Maintenance for the Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois GENERAL INFORMATION CONTRACTING OFFICE S ZIP CODE* 53214-1476 SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25222Q0476 RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 04-28-2022 4:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA ARCHIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N SET-ASIDE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* J079 NAICS CODE* 238330 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 POINT OF CONTACT* Sylvia Iloh, Contract Specialist Sylvia.Iloh@va.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS Hines VA Hospital 5000 S 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141-3030 POSTAL CODE COUNTRY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AGENCY S URL URL DESCRIPTION AGENCY CONTACT S EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 36C25222Q0476 Page 4 of 4 Page 1 of Sources Sought Notice This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for quotes; the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Information received because of this Notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and whether a small business set-aside will be used. No solicitation document is available currently. All responses to this Notice are subject to 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 S 5th Avenue, Hines, Illinois 60141, requires a local business to provide daily preventive maintenance and repair services for its floor scrubbers and carpet cleaners from the following manufacturers: Clarke; Tennant; Pacific; Noble; and Taski. Contract requirements will include the following: Regular preventive maintenance per a weekly schedule. Schedule repair service during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Local Time). Emergency repair service with a 1-hour response time to the Hines campus during extended hours (6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Local Time). Note: A detailed Performance Work Statement will be part of each solicitation; these requirements are an overview. Interested companies may e-mail a brief statement of interest and experience, to Sylvia.Iloh@va.gov. Each company shall also identify whether it is a large or small business; if a small business, whether it is an SDVOSB or a VOSB. Small businesses shall take notice and strictly comply with the Small Business Subcontracting Limitations set forth below: Small Business Subcontracting Limitations 13 C.F.R. § 125.6 What are the prime contractor s limitations on subcontracting? (a) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract . . . a small business concern must agree that: (1) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. (Emphasis added.) *** (h) Penalties. Whoever violates the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in 15 U.S.C. § 645(d), except that a fine shall be treated as the greater of $500,000 or the dollar amount spent, in excess of permitted levels, by the entity on subcontractors. A party s failure to comply with the spirit and intent of a subcontract with a similarly situated entity may be considered a basis for debarment on the grounds, including but not limited to, that the parties have violated the terms of a Government contract or subcontract pursuant to FAR 9.406-2(b)(1)(i) (48 C.F.R. § 9.406-2(b)(1)(i)). (Emphasis added.) 15 U.S.C. § 645 Offenses and Penalties. (d)(2) Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall (A) be punished by a fine . . . or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both; (B) be subject to the administrative remedies prescribed by the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812); (C) be subject to suspension and debarment as specified in subpart 9.4 of Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); and (D) be ineligible for participation in any program or activity conducted under this authority of this chapter or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. § 661 et seq.) for a period not to exceed 3 years. (Emphasis added.) Any business that represents itself as a small business and fails to completely follow the requirements set forth under this paragraph is subject to investigation and possible prosecution: Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Fraud Scheme Involving Over $260 Million in Small Business Contracts | USAO-EDWI | Department of Justice Business Owner Sentenced for Fraud Scheme | USAO-WDMO | Department of Justice Four Sentenced for Bribery and Scheme to Defraud VA and SBA | USAO-AK | Department of Justice Federal jury convicts two Texas men on federal fraud and false statements charges | USAO-NM | Department of Justice