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WOPC INTERIOR SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING

03104 36C24121Q0133 12-18-2020 12:30

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 339950 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC Manchester 718 Smyth Road Manchester NH 03104 Contracting Specialist Gregory Sturgis Gregory.Sturgis@va.gov 603 624 4366 Worcester VA CBOC 403 Belmont Street Worcester Massachusetts 016104 United States Gregory.sturgis@va.gov Sources Sought

PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF WAYFINDING DESIGN PLAN, INTERIOR SIGNAGE AND INSTALLATION THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR VA CENTRAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS PURCHASE REQUISITION: 631-21-1-7947-0001: This announcement is seeking information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes for an open market procurement. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, who have the capability to supply and install exterior signage as specified in the table below.

Supplying this request includes the Creation of a wayfinding design and the supply/delivery/installation of the signage, as listed in the Description/Itemization and per the SOW (Statement of Work), listed below:

VA CWMHS at Worcester CBOC: WAYFINDING DESIGN PLAN, INTERIOR SIGNAGE AND INSTALLATION: This Sources Sought is not Brand Name Specific. The work shall include the development of a wayfinding design, product order, delivery and installation as listed in the Description/ Itemization above, and as required to achieve the purpose as detailed in the SOW. The standard warranty will be provided at no additional cost. The vendor must also demonstrate they are competent and capable of developing a wayfinding design, signage production, and proper installation of all new signage. The contractor will be required to work directly with the Interior Designer, and all signage must comply with VA requirements Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) Refer to VA Central Office Signage Specifications located on CFM’s website, Technical Information Library (TIL): https://www.cfn.va.gov/til/ Line items noting the following: CFM TILID #: IN-##.## indicates specific sign types for reference on size, ext.

All contractors with interest meeting the requirements identified in this notice should submit the attached area of consideration with their response: The eventual vendor must satisfy the following criteria: delivery on or during the week as agreed upon with the customer after the final selection is made, the technical requirement of supplying the signage that can be integrated with existing as specified, and providing a quote at a fair and reasonable price—and that also affords best value.

The intent of the Sources Sought is to identify vendors in the open market who can fulfill the requirements as stated in the SOW included below. All work for the resulting contract shall be completed by the selected vendor for each requirement in accordance to the SOW. This notice is published to conduct market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of vendors in the open market who can supply this order in aggregate, while affording competition to the fullest extent possible.

All interested firms must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum:

(1) Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number;

(2) Documentation relating to capability of performance including installation in a hospital environment, training, and three (3) references with current point of contact and phone number);

(3) Socio-economic status to identify business class as being a large business, SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, Woman Owned, etc.

(4) Service Area

(5) Any other pertinent company documentation, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation.

Any SD/VOSB firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must also provide proof of registration in the VA VetBiz, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation.

The response date to this Sources Sought notice is December 18th, 2020 at 12:00 PM:

This market research is for informational and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. Please be advised the Government will not pay any costs for responses and information submitted. All submissions are acceptable via mailto:gregory.sturgis@va.gov.

RESULTS INFORMATION: Respondents will not be notified of the results and it is at the discretion of the Government to utilize results. Firms responding to this Sources Sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.

The official notice will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov.

Please ensure that you reference and thoroughly read the following attachment:

1. Statement of Work

See attached document: WOPC Interior Signage Statement of Work.

Wayfinding Design with Interior Building Signage and Installation