Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Legionella Water Testing Services - Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center located in Wichita, KS 1. See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Requirement Specifications. 2. The Government intends to award a... Legionella Water Testing Services - Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center located in Wichita, KS 1. See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Requirement Specifications. 2. The Government intends to award a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) five-year contract with five 12 month ordering periods. Individual bulk funded task orders will be issued by the NCO 15 Contracting Office. 3. This procurement is being competed in accordance with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 4. Evaluation criteria will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). 5. Wage Determination 2015-5341 is applicable to this requirement and will be issued at the time of task order.

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Page 1 of Page 33 of 33 Page 1 of Sources Sought Notice Legionella Water Testing Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue Wichita, KS 67218-1607 This Sources Sought Notice is for planni... Page 1 of Page 33 of 33 Page 1 of Sources Sought Notice Legionella Water Testing Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue Wichita, KS 67218-1607 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 announcement 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. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide five (5) years (one (1) year ordering periods) of Legionella Water Testing in support of the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center located at 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue Wichita, KS 67218-1607. The NAICS code for this service is 541620 (ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES), with a business size standard of $19.0 Million. 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) Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) (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. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis 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 Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) are being sought based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Vets First Contracting Program. However, if response by SDVOSB or VOSB firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competitive solicitation may result. 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 (SAM) located on the web at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Registry located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. All interested Offerors shall submit a Capabilities Statement and SAM UEI by e-mail referencing 36C25525Q0143_Legionella Water Testing_WIT_Sources Sought in the subject line to Aubrey.Visocsky@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 11:59 pm CST on January 28, 2025. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation will be published.

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 Contracting Office intends to release a commercial solicitation, to provide Legionella Water Testing Services for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center. The C... The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 Contracting Office intends to release a commercial solicitation, to provide Legionella Water Testing Services for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center. The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays to accept and test shipped water samples timely. Availability of Saturday testing services to accept and test shipped samples when needed is valued. The Contractor must always maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within the PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons located at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue, Wichita KS 67218-1607. The work to be performed under this requirement will be performed at the contractor testing laboratory facilities. Samples are taken at the Robert J. Dole VAMC by Government personnel and shipped to the testing laboratory in containers provided by the testing laboratory. Laboratories that process the water samples for Legionella must be certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation (ELITE) program or the Public Health England (PHE) Legionella External Quality Assessment (EQA) scheme as proficient at performing the culture of Legionella from environmental samples. Information about CDC ELITE certified laboratories can be found at: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/elite/Public/MemberList.aspx. The government intends to award a single award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) five-year contract with five one-year order periods. Individual bulk funded task orders will be issued by the NCO 15 Contracting Office. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 562910 (Remediation Services), with a size standard of $25.0 million. The details including full specifications will be included in the solicitation, which will be released on or about March 4, 2025, the close date will be on or about March 13, 2025. The solicitation number is 36C25525Q0143_1. Attention: Aubrey Visocsky Contract Specialist. The email address is Aubrey.Visocsky@va.gov.