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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 4

1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Emily Hall emily.hall5@va.gov 412-791-3009

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. Responses to this notice will be used for information and planning purposes. No quotes are being requested or accepted at this time with this notice.

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Wilkes Barre Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711, has a requirement for a shooting range to ensure VA Police Officers have the required training to perform police duties.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code being considered for this procurement is 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is H169 Quality Control – Training Aids and Devices. The Small Business Size Standard is $9 million. Responses to this notice should include the following:

1. Company name

2. SAM UEI

3. Company’s address

4. Point of Contact Information (i.e., title, phone number, and email address)

5. Company’s capability to meet this requirement and any pertinent information which demonstrates the company’s ability to meet the above requirement.

6. GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract number or other applicable contract vehicle contract number, if within scope of this effort (if applicable).

7. Company’s type of business (small or large)

8. Socio-economic status If applicable, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) must be verified in www.VetBiz.gov. Responses should provide enough information to determine if the vendor can comply with the limitations on subcontracting as defined in VAAR 852.219-74 and all applicable CFR references where applicable.

All responses shall be in writing via email no later than 10:00 am (ET) June 18, 2024 to Emily Hall at emily.hall5@va.gov.

Facsimile or telephone responses will not be accepted. There will be no question-and-answer period for this sources sought.

Simply responding as an “interested party” does constitute your company as a source. Offeror must provide the above requested information. After review of the responses to this sources sought notice, a solicitation announcement may be published on the SAM or GSA website in the near future. Responses to this sources sought announcement are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the forthcoming solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this sources sought notice. All interested parties must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

Statement of Need for Police Service Services (Shooting Range)

The Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre,1111 East End Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18711, Police Service has determined the need for the following services to ensure officers have the required training to perform police duties.

This request is for Base and 2 years or greatest years allowable as per DVA Directive 0702, this is an ongoing requirement.

OVERVIEW: The VA Police is the uniformed law enforcement service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection and security of the VA Medical Centers and other facilities such as Outpatient Clinics (OPC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) operated by the VA. The VA Police have several divisions and operate separately but alongside the VA Law Enforcement Training Center (VA LETC) under the umbrella of the Office of Security and Law Enforcement. The primary role of VA Police is to serve as a protective uniformed police force in order to deter and prevent crime, maintain order, and investigate crimes (ranging from summonses to felony offenses) which may have occurred within the jurisdiction of the Department or its federal assets. Some cases are investigated in conjunction with agents from the Office of the Inspector General (VA OIG).

The VA Police are an armed, federal law enforcement and protective service entity that operates in and around the various Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, National Cemeteries and other VA facilities located throughout the whole of United States to include Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. Among others, the VA Police are a specialized federal law enforcement agency, whose officers have full police powers derived from statutory authority to enforce all federal and state laws, VA rules and regulations, and to make arrests on VA controlled property whether owned or leased. In the event of an active shooter the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police need to be properly equipped to safeguard Veteran patients, employees and visitors.

Per VA Directive 0720, Veterans Affairs Police Officers must qualify with the department firearm four times per year for regular qualification and low light qualification. Because of this required firearm training, range time is needed on a yearly schedule. The Wilkes Barre VAMC has no shooting ranges on property. In order to maintain Police Officer firearm qualifications to remain certified to perform their duties, the VA Police must purchase indoor/outdoor range hours from the Contractor.

Requirements/Objective

· Indoor Firearm Shooting Range Usage

· 100 Hours annually in order to maintain proper training and firearm qualification requirements.

· Firearm Range must be an approved course and sanctioned by OS&LE

· Range must have the capability to accommodate up to 10 shooting lanes within the same timeframe

· Range must have a minimum distance of 25 yards to accommodate long gun(rifle) shooting.

· Range must be able to provide to accommodate officers for low light shooting for up to 10 shooting lanes. Range area/firing lanes must have the ability to turn off all lights and create darkness at any time of the day in order to accommodate a mandatory requirement of “low light” shooting as required by VA Police training and qualification requirements. Outdoor range will not meet this criteria.

· Range facility must meet OSHA standard for indoor Air Quality (IAQ) to include management of lead and other hazardous airborne particles.

· Specific dates and times will be scheduled two weeks ahead by VA Police

· Range must comply with all federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules and requirements relating to firearm usage and safety.

· Range has to be within close distance to Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in order to accommodate training and qualification of Police Officers between duty shifts, while providing rest cycles for armed officers between duty shifts.

· Range space must not be shared by non-VA Police shooters during usage.

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