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

Page 4 of 4 General Information Contract Opportunity Type: Request for Information (Original) Original Published Date: SEP 14, 2023 Original Response Date: SEP 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m. CDT Inactive Pol... Page 4 of 4 General Information Contract Opportunity Type: Request for Information (Original) Original Published Date: SEP 14, 2023 Original Response Date: SEP 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m. CDT Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date Original Inactive Date: Initiative: None Classification Original Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Product Service Code: Z1DA - Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Place of Performance: Multiple Description THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MARKET RESEARCH INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. To protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement (if any) that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made. The Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is conducting market research of industry to identify potential Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) firms and determine why bids were not received in response to Solicitation 36C25723B0033. The solicitation was for Renovate Dallas Medical Inpatient Unit for Patient Privacy and COVID-19, Project 549-20-222, Dallas VAMC, Dallas, TX 75216. The invitation for bids (IFB) was cancelled in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 14.404-1(c)(6) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Manual (VAAM) 814.404-1. IFB was issued and published to SAM.gov on April 20, 2023. Amendment 0001 was issued on May 6, 2023. Amendment 0002 was issued on May 7, 2023. Amendment 0003 was issued on May 9, 2023. Amendment 0004 was issued on May 15, 2023. The NAICS code for this contract is 236220 and the size standard is $45M. The magnitude was and is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 in accordance with (IAW) Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 836.204(h)(1). Acquisitions and contractual commitments can only be made by Government officials having expressed authority to enter into such agreements on behalf of the United States Government. The only Government officials with such authority are Warranted Contracting Officials. Any discussions of procurement requirements do not constitute contractual direction or authorization of any kind. Future contractual directions, if any, shall only come from the cognizant Department of Veterans Affairs Warranted Contracting Officer. All interested firms shall: Have NAICS 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, as an approved NAICS code. Be an SDVOSB. Any responses from non-SDVOSBs will likely not be reviewed. The information received will be used within the VA to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. A decision may be made whether to issue a solicitation as a competitive set-aside for 100% Small Businesses or SDVOSBs. The number and results of the responses will help in determining the VA s determination to keep this requirement as a competitive 100% SDVOSB Set-Aside or as a competitive 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Further, a determination whether to re-issue an IFB or request for proposal (RFP) should be issued.  Please limit your response to ten (10) pages or less.  Completed questionnaires shall be submitted to horacio.fernandez@va.gov. All responses are due by September 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. CDT. MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE For 36C25723Q1416 CONDUCTED BY: Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building #171 Temple, TX 76504 Horacio.Fernandez@VA.gov NAME OF COMPANY: ADDRESS: Unique Entity Identifier and DUNS Number: Market Research Questions 1. Is your Firm s classification for NAICS Code 236220 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with a current VetCert https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/? 2. Is your Firm submitting a response to this market research under a formal Mentor Protégé or Joint Venture agreement? If so, provide evidence of such an agreement. 3. Provide whether your company has the capability to obtain $20M in payment and performance bonds. 4. Were you aware of Solicitation 36C25723B0033 that was posted to SAM.gov? 5. If you were aware of the solicitation, why did you not submit a bid? 6. In accordance with VAAR 852.219-10 Limitations on Subcontracting, demonstrate how your Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VetCert-listed SDVOSBs (see https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. 36C25723Q1416 RFI End