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

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Title: Triennial Electrical Testing Solicitation Number: 36C25525Q0572 Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 15 Contracting Office Location: 3450 S... Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Title: Triennial Electrical Testing Solicitation Number: 36C25525Q0572 Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 15 Contracting Office Location: 3450 S 4th Street Traffic way, Leavenworth, Kansas DESCRIPTION Type of Notice: Sources Sought Posted Date: 08/29/2025 Response Date: 09/12/2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Classification Code: H259 - Equipment and Materials Testing- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components NAICS Code: 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors Synopsis: Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is conducting a market survey for qualified: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), capable of providing the required services outlined below for the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The applicable NAICS code is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors and the size standard is $19.0 Million. Responses to this notice must be submitted via e-mail and received no later than September 12, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time. No telephone inquiries will be accepted or returned. Additional information about this project will be issued on the Federal Contract Opportunities website https://www.sam.gov once available. Period of Performance for all work is 60 calendar days. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated cost magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000. Prospective SDVOSB firms are reminded that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14(e)(4), the Contractor agrees it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK: Project 657A4-25-107, Triennial Electrical Testing at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center requires triennial electrical testing of numerous electrical items at the Poplar Bluff campus. These include, but are not limited to, approximately 200 electrical panels, 20 transformers, 100 fused/non-fused switches, 3 Generators and 11 Automatic Transfer Switches. The contractor is responsible for verifying total quantities and completeness. A full list is given in table 1 of this Statement of Work (SoW). This testing will be in accordance with International Electrical Testing Association, Inc. (NETA) Maintenance and Testing Specifications, 2023 ed., particularly chapter 7 (See attachment A; NETA/ MTS 2023 excerpt as a partial reference for Switchgear, Switchboard and Panelboard testing requirements). Adherence to all applicable codes, such as the latest version of the NEC, is expected. Because of the function of the Hospital, Clinics and many of the buildings operations, much of the work will need to be done after hours, at night and/ or on weekends. Also, coordination of the power outages associated with this testing will require 4-week notice to the VA COR responsible for managing this project. Basis for this work is given in VHA Directive 1028, Electrical Power Distribution System, dated Feb. 24, 2020. END OF SCOPE OF WORK Interested firms must be registered in https://sam.gov with NAICS code 238210 and qualified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business under NAICS code 238210. Qualified service-disabled veteran owned small businesses are encouraged to respond and required to be registered in with the Small Business Administration (SBA) registry https://www.sba.gov/ on or before the response date. If interested in this opportunity, please provide Capability Statement via email. The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and Unique Entity ID. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project - provide at least 1, but no more than 3 completed construction examples. 4) Offeror's CVE certification as a Veteran owned business. 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 238210, Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project. 6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential. 7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Responses must be received by 2:00 PM Central on September 12, 2025, via e-mail to the Contract Specialist at lucia.cowsert@va.gov and the Contracting Officer at Mathew.Finley@va.gov. PLEASE REFERENCE "SOURCES SOUGHT: Project 657A4-25-107, Triennial Electrical Testing" IN THE SUBJECT LINE and cover sheet. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Network 15 Contracting Office; 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048 Point of Contact(s): Matthew Finley, Contracting Officer, e-mail address: Matthew.Finley@va.gov Lucia Cowsert, Contract Specialist, e-mail address: Lucia.Cowsert@va.gov