Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AN... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL RESPONSE TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST NO LATER THAN 2PM PST July 26, 2021 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This sources sought is issued for the purpose of conducting market research to identify vendors that are capable and qualified to provide prescription eyeglasses If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). Mark your responses as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. Prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM prior to award of a contract. SAM is located at http://www.betaSAM.gov/ and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is NO cost to use SAM. The intended contract period is a 5-year IDIQ with (4) four one-year ordering periods within. Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is NAICS - 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing, small business size standard of 1000 employees. The contractor shall provide bulk oxygen and other gases to Palo Alto. Please see the attached Statement of Work for full and complete details. Responses to this notice must include the following information: Company Name: Company Address: Company DUNS: Company NAICS Code(s): Point of Contact Name: Point of Contact Phone Number: Point of Contact Email Address: Company Website (if available): Business Size/Type: (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) only) If your company has worked with the VA or any other Federal Government agency A description of your company s experience with providing prescription eyeglasses. Any questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. This is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization has the capability to provide these items and is interested, please respond to Richard Leistiko, Contracting Officer, Network 21 Contracting Office (NCO21), via e-mail at richard.leistiko@va.gov.