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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. RFI # 36C26223Q1294 Responses to this Sources ... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. RFI # 36C26223Q1294 Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business capability, including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing Companion Care Services for Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System, (SAVAHS). The NAICS/PSC for this requirement is: PSC: Q402 - Medical- Nursing Home Care Contracts NAICS Code: 624120 - Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Size Standard: $15.0 M Description of Requirement: The Contractor shall provide Companion Care Services to eligible beneficiaries for whom such care is specifically authorized by the SAVAHS. The Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, transportation, and supplies associated with the full range of Companion Care Services in performing the requirements of the awarded contract. The Contractor shall provide experienced caregivers to supervise non-medical, private duty home care assistance and transportation from medical facility post procedures. Services include transportation, personal hygiene, bathing (if needed), medication reminder (no dispensing of medications), personal care, ambulation assistance, meal preparation, and overnight stay if needed as determined and approved by SAVAHS staff. The work to be performed under this requirement shall be initiated at the SAVAHS located at, 3601 S. 6th. Ave, Tucson, AZ and the beneficiary s residence in any of the following counties: Cochise, Graham, Santa Cruz, Pinal, Pima and Yuma County. Length of Requirement: Base Year and four (4) Option Periods for a total of Five (5) year requirement. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than June 30, 2023, 10:00 AM PST by providing the requested information via email only to Ramonalisa Aviles, Contract Specialist at Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov. Interested and capable Contractors shall provide the following information: Company name Address Point of contact Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g., Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business). Statement indicating whether your company is considered small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrate your company s experience providing Companion Care Services and/or similar services as listed in line three (3) of this source sought. GENERAL STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract the respondent identifies as evidence of the respondent s capability to perform the work required by this procurement: The legal name of entity with whom the respondent held the contract; The contract number; A description providing details of the specific tasks the respondent performed under that contract; The dates during which the respondent performed the contract; The name, phone number, and email address of a person at the entity with whom the respondent held the contract who can verify the information the respondent provides regarding this reference contract. If a respondent offers to demonstrate experience through the proposed use of subcontractors, the respondent must provide all of the information required above for one or more reference contracts performed by each subcontractor the respondent intends to use AND state what tasks each subcontractor will perform for this procurement and what tasks the respondent will perform for this procurement. NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to determine whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE TO SUPPORT A RESPONDENT S CLAIMED EXPERIENCE MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE RESPONDENT LACKS THE ABILITY TO BUILD OUT, STAFF, ACTIVATE, AND OPERATE A COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROVIDING THE PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT S DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN MET. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. If respondent is SDVOSB or VOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of certification at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on subcontracting pursuant to VAAR 852.219-75 which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are also advised that per 13 CFR, §125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting for this procurement are as follows: General. I (3) n order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, a SDVOSB/VOSB contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications.