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

Landscaping Services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System CBOC's locations

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

Page 2 of 2 Pre Solicitation Notice VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto, CA The VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA has a need for Landscaping Services at their CBOC locations only. B... Page 2 of 2 Pre Solicitation Notice VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto, CA The VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA has a need for Landscaping Services at their CBOC locations only. Bidders are advised to carefully review all documents and submit requests for information if clarifications or additional information is required. The solicitation is scheduled to release on or about January 15th, 2025. Tentative quote due date is scheduled for January 30th, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT. Exact due date and time will be provided on solicitation.

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, an... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See Internet Site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730, Landscaping Services, size standard is $ 9.5 Million. NOTE: Please ensure that System For Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html Brief Description of Services The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) has a requirement for Grounds Maintenance Services.