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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice V212 VAPHS Shuttle Services 15240 36C24420Q0845 07-23-2020

2:00 PM

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 485113 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Contracting Officer Heather Krah Heather.Krah@va.gov 412-822-3773

USA

DISCLAIMER

This Sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. This notice is being issued in an attempt to determine the level of interest among all socioeconomic groups. Responses will assist VA planners in determining an appropriate acquisition and set-aside strategy which best fits VA requirements.

The VAPHS is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); (3) Small or emerging small business firms (SB or other); or (4) large business (LB) firms to set aside a single award contract for this effort.

The VAPHS is seeking a qualified contractor to provide all necessary resources required to provide shuttle services to transport 200 Government employees to and from the Medical Center at 4100 Allequippa St, Pittsburgh PA 15219 Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00am and 5:30pm, excluding Federal Holidays. The parking lot will be located within a three-mile radius of the Medical Center. The highest demand is anticipated from 5:00am-8:00am and 3:00pm-5:30pm. See the attached DRAFT PWS for a full description of required services.

The anticipated period of performance is one year, starting on September 1, 2020. There may be two option periods as well.

A separate contract for parking spaces will be required and will be included in a separate sources sought notice. The two services (parking and shuttle services) are expected to have the same period of performance for VAPHS.

All interested firms who can meet the requirement should respond, in writing, and provide the following:

1. Describe your interest, including your capability to provide this service. Please keep to a minimum of three pages or less.

2. Include any suggestions for how many shuttles, size of van, etc. (and associated cost) you would use to transport employees to/from VAPHS (due to COVID) during the timeframes in PWS.

3. What guidelines do you have in place to prevent the spread of COVID?

4. Indicate which socioeconomic business category for which you qualify (see paragraph 2 above).

5. Include the full address of your company and contact information.

6. What is the estimated cost per month?

7. Are there additional fees? If so, what are they? Please explain.

8. Do you have a GSA Schedule? If so, what is the contract number and expiration date.

9. Are you registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)?

10. What is your DUNS number?

Provide this information to the Contracting Officer, Heather Krah at Heather.Krah@va.gov no later than 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), Thursday, July 23, 2020. “Solicitation 36C24420Q0845 – VAPHS Shuttle Services” has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The NAICS Code 485113 is applicable to this acquisition, with a Business Size Standard of $16.5 M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract.

See attached document: DRAFT PWS - Temporary Shuttle Service - VAPHS.

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