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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contract Office 1 Services Team 1 200 Springs Road Bedford MA 01730

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Emily Hatcher emily.hatcher@va.gov 781-687-2514

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

830 Chalkstone Avenue

Providence RI

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

1. INTRODUCTION:

This Sources Sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this Sources Sought announcement.

NCO 1 Contracting is seeking interested sources for a future solicitation and procurement. At this time, no solicitation exists.

2. BACKGROUND:

VISN 1 Healthcare System (New England) has a requirement to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance Services to its beneficiaries., including medical services and personnel, for patients of the Providence, RI VA Medical Center (PVAMC). The PVAMC includes the one (1) major medical center and three (3) community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) listed below.

1. Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave. Providence, RI 02908

2. New Bedford CBOC, 175 Elm St. New Bedford, MA 02740

3. Hyannis CBOC, 145 Falmouth Rd. Hyannis, MA 02540

4. Middletown CBOC. One Corporate Place, Middletown, RI 02840

3. OBJECTIVES:

VISN 1 Healthcare System is looking for small business concerns, especially Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) contractors that can perform ALS and BLS Ambulance Services, non-profit and large business concerns are also welcomed to respond to this notice. The current primary NAICS code of this requirement is 621910 (Ambulance Services), which has a size standard of 16.5 Million.

4. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION:

Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response as detailed below. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill the requirements above. If this information is not provided, your firm cannot be considered a viable source for this procurement.

Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information:

1. Company name and address – ensure your company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

2. Company point of contact name, telephone number, and email address.

3. Evidence that you are a small business (if applicable):

· Small Business – ensure you are listed as small business in SAM, reps and certifications. Provide the NAICS codes you are listed as a small business under.

· CVE certified SDVOSB or VOSB (or in the process of certification) – ensure you are certified in the CVE veteran database at www.vetbiz.va.gov/. Provide evidence of certification.

4. If your company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and SINs.

5. Capabilities/Qualifications:

· A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement.

· Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills/required licenses your company possesses to perform services in the geographic areas described above.

· Evidence of existing capability to perform the required transportation services with all necessary resources in place upon the execution of the awarded contract.

6. Past Experience:

· Brief summary of the company’s history relative to similar requirements.

· Provide the information on projects of similar size and scope for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor including size of fleet and numbers of employees.

· Provide contract number the work was performed under, period of performance and one professional reference with contact information.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than December 23rd, 2020 at 12:00PM EST. Responses should be emailed to Emily Hatcher, Contract Specialist at Emily.hatcher@va.gov .

Sources Sought Notice