36C24425Q0001.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 4 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh

POINT OF CONTACT*

Stephanie McFadden, Contracting Officer stephanie.mcfadden@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (Philadelphia)

VA Medical Center

3900 Woodland Avenue

Philadelphia PA

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Sources Sought Notice only and is issued to conduct market research and gain knowledge of current market capabilities. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future amendment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources to perform a firm fixed price contract for procurement for Laundry and Linen services for the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, located at 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104:

DRAFT REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION (NOT COMPREHENSIVE)

The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center is seeking to procure a contract for laundry and linen services to cover a five-year period.

DESCRIPTION

SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK

Capabilities Statement and Documentation:

Companies are invited to provide their capabilities, experience, and knowledge in the provision of laundry and linen services. Sources are asked to provide information to demonstrate their answers to the following items of information:

1. General information about your company to include:

Company Name:

Company Address:

Socioeconomic Status:

GSA Contract Number covering these services and Expiration Date (if applicable):

Company Unique Equity Identifier (UEI):

Company NAICS Code(s):

Point of Contact Name:

Point of Contact Phone Number:

Point of Contact Email Address:

Company Website (if available):

2. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 812332 (Industrial Launderers), and the Small Business Size Standard is $47 million.

3. Based on market response, the following clauses may be included in a resulting solicitation, should one be issued:

VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

VAAR 852.219-11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.

Accordingly, prospective contractors will be required at time of solicitation response to certify to the applicable limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 125.6, with reference to the appropriate set-aside. Please include in the response to this sources sought notice your ability or inability to certify to the clause applicable to your organization.

4. Provide a summary of your firm’s ability to provide the services described in this announcement. In addition to a Capability Statement, submissions can include specifications, brochures, and manuals as attachments.

Submit responses via email only to Contracting Officer Stephanie McFadden at stephanie.mcfadden@va.gov, no later than 1:00 PM EST, Thursday, August 22, 2024, with Sources Sought number 36C24425Q0001 in the subject line. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. The Government will not provide feedback in response to vendor questions about the requirement at this time. If you identify ambiguities or have concerns about anything in the description of the requirement, however, please include them with your response. Confirming receipt of the response is the responsibility of the contractor. Contact the Contract Specialist if the Government does not confirm receipt of the sources sought response within two business days.

Simply responding as an “interested party” does not constitute your company as a source. Prospective contractors 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, NASA SEWP V or GSA websites in the near future. Responses to this sources sought notice are not considered adequate responses to a solicitation announcement. All prospective contractors are required to respond to a solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought notice.

Prospective contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM prior to award of a contract. SAM is located at https://sam.gov/SAM/ and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is NO cost to use SAM.

No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only.

See attached document: SOW - LAUNDRY and LINEN SERVICE - PHILA.

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