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

THIS IS A RFI ONLY. This is a Sources Sought (SS)/Request for Information (RFI) for market research. Information is to be used for preliminary planning purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition... THIS IS A RFI ONLY. This is a Sources Sought (SS)/Request for Information (RFI) for market research. Information is to be used for preliminary planning purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract now or in the future. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party s expense. Purpose: The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is seeking to identify interested Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors capable of performing the specified requirement below. Requirement: The Thomas E. Creek VA Health Care System in Amarillo, Texas is seeking to replace the controls system for the fire suppression system in Nutrition and Food Service (N&FS) kitchen. The contractor will furnish and install new systems to interface with the existing kitchen exhaust hood system. The Contractor shall supply all hardware, parts, tools, labor necessary to furnish and install the Intelli-Hood system(s) as specified below: Intelli-Hood Install - Perform installation of demand ventilation controls for 1 kitchen Includes installation of the Intelli-Hood components. Intelli-Hood component work shall be completed by Melink Corporation authorized personnel. Work shall include but is not necessarily limited to: 1. Install temperature sensors 2. Install optic sensors and air purge units 3. Install hood controllers 4. Install low voltage cables between the hood controllers, air purge units, temperature sensors and optics sensors. Intelli-Hood Start Up - Perform startup of demand ventilation controls for kitchen. This shall be done by a Melink authorized personnel. Customer training is required during the start up. Intelli-Hood Service - Electrical Work shall be completed by a licensed electrician. Electrical work shall include but is not necessarily limited to: 1. Mount and power Intelli-Hood System Controller(s). 2. Install Touchpad(s) and conduit where cable is exposed. 3. Install VFDs. 4. Install CAT5 communication cables from the Intelli-Hood System Controllers to the VFDs. 5. Furnish and install all necessary non-Melink furnished control wire for system integration. Instructions:   Request that interested parties provide an email response to this RFI NLT 29 December 2021 by 1400 CST to Tailor Brown at tailor.brown@va.gov. Submissions will be through email only. Responses should include, at a minimum: Name and address of the interested company or organization; Contact information for the primary POC; A brief description of the potential offeror s company/organization and candidate product; A description of how the potential offeror s product and services either currently meets or how it could be qualified to meet the requirement Socio-economic category in SAM that you are an SDVOSB.