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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist LaKeva Cousins Lakeva.cousins@va.gov 757-315-3940

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

508 Fulton Street

Durham NC

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Only: This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a Sources Sought notice for the identification of potential vendors capable of providing a Gerofit exercise facility for and within 5 miles from the Durham VA Medical Durham, NC.

1. Gerofit exercise facility N/A

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification (HUBZone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, small Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) relative to NAICS Code 339112. Consistent with Public Law 109-461 VA's ‘Veterans First Contracting Program’, first priority would be given to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns, should there be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside if the requirement goes to solicitation. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. 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. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government.

Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, SAM UEI number, list of available products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and a list of the respondent's establishment's certifications from private, State and/or local agencies documenting the safety and sanitary conditions and procedures (if applicable).

(1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees.

(2) Type of small business

a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

b. Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

c. Small Disadvantaged

d. HubZone

e. Woman Owned

f. Small Business

Responses to this notice should be emailed to LaKeva Cousins, Contract Specialist at e-mail address: lakeva.cousins@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 10:00 am eastern standard time (Est). on Sept. 3rd, 2024. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only.

All interested contractors shall provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor/licenser of their products. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Veteran Small Business Certification Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov).

NAICS: 713940 – Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers.

PSC: G005 – Social Geriatric.

Sources Sought Notice