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Notice ID:36C25521Q0051
Sources Sought Notice THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for prop...
Sources Sought Notice THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8 (a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. The VA Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide service upgrades to the Facility Water Tower at Marion VA Medical Center 2401 W. Main St. Marion, IL 62959 The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems), with size standard of $30.0 Million. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice request. This notice shall NOT be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently, a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act and VAAR 808.002 (Class Deviation), Priorities for use of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). However, if response by SDVOSB and/or VOSB firms proves inadequate, an alternate Small Business set-aside or Unrestricted full and open solicitation may be published. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management located at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.va.gov. Any response to this Sources Sought Notice from interested parties must be received NLT 5:00 pm CST November 9, 2020 by email to Khamoy Sysengchanh, Khamoy.Sysengchanh@va.gov.
