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Page 2 of 2 No Phone calls. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time. Thi... Page 2 of 2 No Phone calls. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time. This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of providing Award Dinner catering services per this notice under NAICS 722320 (Banquet halls with catering staff) Small business size standard is $9 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is S203 (Housekeeping, Food). BACKGROUND: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time. Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23/ Supplies/Services Team 2 is not at this time seeking offers, and will not accept unsolicited offers. Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), or any other small business sources capable of providing banquet hall/catering services for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: The St.Cloud VA Health Care System, requires banquet hall/catering services for the Government employees of St. Cloud. Approximate number of attendees is 350. PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Within 10 miles of the VA St. Cloud Medical Center, located at 4801 Veterans Dr. St. Cloud, MN, 56303 POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK: See attached purposed statemen of work POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE: Any certification/ licensing required by the state of MN to cater food. SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES: Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Time (CT), 12-10-2023 to: Alberta Mickells Contracting Officer E-mail: Alberta.Mickells@va.gov Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list: Name of offeror Address of offeror UEI SAM registration Number of offeror Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail of offeror Whether or not vendor is SDVOSB or VOSB, or any other small business; SDVOSB and VOSB will be verified through https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ Whether or not vendor has General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract; if so, provide GSA FSS contract number certifications and licensure that its applicable staff holds