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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Presolicitation Notice Q Community Nursing Home Services 21902 36C24520R0022 09-01-2020 N 623110 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Maryland Health Care System 510 Butler Ave Martinsburg, WV 25401 Jabbar K Pringle Contracting Officer 304-263-0811 Jabbar.pringle@va.gov Jabbar.pringle@va.gov Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the NCO 5 area which includes counties in the State of West Virginia, counties in the State of Ohio and a county in the State of Maryland to provide community nursing home services at contractor’s facilities under Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs).

Please see the listed counties below:

Barbour

Taylor

Marion

Harrison

Doddridge

Tyler

Pleasants

Parkersburg

Ritchie

Wirt

Jackson

Roane

Gilmer

Braxton

Webster

Upshur

The VA anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about December 28th 2019. Proposals will be accepted until September 1st, 2020 commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website (https://www.fbo.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and in VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no IDCs can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM.

NAICS Code is 623110 (Nursing Care Facilities) with a Small Business Size Standard of $27.5M. The classification code is Q402. The solicitation will be issued for full and open competition. Multiple awards are anticipated and will be made on an as needed basis. All responsible sources may submit proposals to be considered by the Agency.

The VA will only consider proposals from contractors who are licensed by the State of West Virginia, by the State of Ohio, by the State of Maryland and who are Medicare/Medicaid qualified.

Placements will be made in contract nursing home facilities based on availability of facilities and the desires of the veterans and their respective families.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Officer using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Jabbar Pringle at the following e-mail address: Jabbar.Pringle@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: solicitation number and reference your site location if applicable.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 5) 510 Butler Ave Martinsburg, WV 25401