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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 V 632-20-1-5025-0001|36C242-19-AP-3457|Armored Car Contract

FY20 (VA-19-00084065)

10468-3904 36C24219Q1157 08-27-2019 N 561613 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 Marshand Boone Department of Veterans Affairs Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768

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www.va.gov www.va.gov marshand.boone@va.gov marshand.boone@va.gov Contracting Office Information:

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 130 W. Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468

Please note that this is not a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, NY, is conducting a market research to find qualified vendors to provide the following service:

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide armored car service for VAMC Northport, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. (see draft SOW for full description).

The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 561613; the size standard is $22 million. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources for this procurement. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice should be provided in a capabilities statement which includes: 1) Offerors name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address; 2) Offerors interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; 3) Offerors capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and three examples of comparable work performed within the past five years with a brief description of the project, customer name, and dollar value of the project) ; and 4) Offerors Business Size (Large Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a)) and DUNS number.

If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov).

Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing (email) and received by August 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM EST. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Please email questions and responses to this notice to Marshand Boone at Marshand.boone@va.gov.

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide armored car service for VAMC Northport, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. In the case of a Natural Disaster, the contractor must contact the Agent Cashier Office and schedule deliveries as soon as possible, and the contractor will provide 24 hour emergency contact information. The contractor must also have an established line of armored car services business, NAICS Code 561613, as evidenced in SAM. The contractor must provide one (1) uniformed and armed courier, and the use of the company armored vehicle.

Services Agent Cashier: The Contractor shall provide armed courier service, which should be performed in a competent manner. Otherwise, any employee deemed incompetent and unprofessional shall be removed. Incompetent is defined as lacking in qualification or ability to perform the work. Unprofessional is defined as lacking professional standards, or ethics, in reference to language, behavior, and conduct. Work includes, but not limited to, the contractor providing one (1) uniformed and armed couriers, with valid identification, and use of the company armored vehicle to make one (1) weekly drop off of funds to the Agent Cashier’s Office, located on the lower level of building 200, room A015, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Deliveries for Agent Cashier: Deliveries for the Agent Cashier are to be made to a bank that is 1.34 miles from VAMC Northport. Round trip will be made upon request from the bank to the Agent Cashiers Office at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC). The base year of the contract will cover the period of October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020, with four (4) one year options. The courier will safeguard and adequately protect each shipment transported from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC) to the bank, located 1.34 miles away. All transportation services call for sealed shipments containing monies, checks, and/or securities to be picked up at the Agent Cashiers Office and delivered, in like condition, to the bank.

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

Photo identification of all couriers, working at this site, must also be provided by the contractor.

Uniforms: All employees performing under this contract shall wear the same color and style uniform. Appropriate identifying badges shall be worn, as part of the uniform (providing such authority is granted under state and local laws). Any disputes regarding application of the standard shall be referred to the Contracting Officer.

Approved uniforms and related accessories do not have to be new but must be in good condition.

Inclement weather clothing shall be required for those couriers required to perform duties while exposed to cold, rain, and other inclement weather conditions. All inclement weather clothing must be identical in style and color for each courier.

NOTE: NO COURIER MAY ENTER ON DUTY WITHOUT WEARING THE PROPER UNIFORM AND ACCESSORIES.

Each courier on duty shall be equipped with supplementary equipment including, but not limited to, notebooks, pens, pencils, and firearm, as appropriate to operations. Couriers shall not be permitted to provide themselves with any unauthorized supplemental or personals, such as either concealed or unconcealed firearms, knives, or other such nonstandard items.

EXHIBIT 1

MINIMUM GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED ORIENTATION

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EXHIBIT 2

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor will provide services for the base year of October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020, with four option years, as indicated below.

PRICING AND PROPER INVOICING

Quotes for pricing should include all fees and surcharges the contractor expects to collect. No pricing adjustments will be made during the duration of the period of performance, or during any option years.

Invoices must be submitted within 30 days of providing services. Invoices submitted for payment of services, provided under this contract, must contain, as a minimum, the following information: (1) Name of the business concern (2) Invoice date (3) Contract number or other authorization for services (4) Proper purchase order number (5) Description, price, and quantity of services actually delivered or executed (6) Shipping and payment terms (7) Name where practicable, title, telephone number, and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent (8) Other substantiating documentation or information as required by the contract (9) Invoices will be submitted electronically to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center, P.O. Box 149971, Austin, TX 78714-9971, through OB10 or electronic data interchange (EDI).

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