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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 201 Hay Street, Suite 304 Fayetteville NC 28301

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Shannon Brown shannonmarie.brown@va.gov 910.916.3331

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

100 Emancipation Drive

Hampton, VA 23667-0001

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DESCRIPTION

The Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Hampton, Virginia is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research for the future procurement of a design project to improve lighting of walkways and streets on the campus. In accordance with FAR 10.001(a)(3), the Government is conducting market research to determine 1) whether capable and qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms are interested in this potential contract; 2) whether there are other small business firms who are capable and interested in performing this requirement if the agency makes a determination to increase the pool of interested and capable contractors.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. There is no solicitation, specifications, and/or drawings available at this time. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify business concerns with sufficient similar experience that are capable and interested in performing the work described herein. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The Government intends to use responses to this Sources Sought to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the project. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought notice.

Description of Work:

The Architect/Engineer (A/E) shall provide comprehensive survey of the campus street signage, street lighting, walkway lighting, and wayfinding systems to determine current state and what improvements are needed to ensure continued operations. The VA anticipates that the survey will recommend near wholesale replacement of street signage, wayfinding systems and major improvements in lighting systems. The project request includes funding intended to address the most critical issues first and final scope will be determined by the survey.

Solicitation Time:

Anticipated solicitation issuance timeframe is on or about December 2024, and the estimated proposal due date timeframe is on or about February 2025. All interested firms shall be registered in SAM.gov in order to submit a proposal in response to the solicitation. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 Engineering Services, which currently has a small business size standard of $25.5 Million. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this market research.

Interested capable, qualified, and responsive SDVOSB and other small business Prime Contractors are encouraged to reply to this Sources Sought announcement. The Government will use this information to determine whether an SDVOSB set aside is feasible or whether another type of set-aside acquisition plan in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

General Information Requested Please provide the following information:

Company name, address, phone number, and point of contact.

Indicate business size in relation to the NAICS code 541330. Provide your company's Cage code and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number to verify your business status as a qualified Small Business (SB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Qualified Section 8(a), Women-Owned or other than small business.

Provide a narrative describing primary business lines and the geographic regions your company serves. Narratives shall be no longer than five (5) single sided pages demonstrating experience in a similar type of work as described above, at similar contract values, and in a similar location.

Does your company, through in-house resources or subcontracting support, have the technical capability and capacity to provide services in the Description of Work in an emergent situation for the VAMC in Hampton Virginia?

Please indicate what services you are capable to perform in-house and what services you envision the need to subcontract. Please note depending on set-aside the contract may include requirements for self-performance in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting and VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (JAN 2023)(DEVIATION) All prospective contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at contract award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at https://www.SAM.gov. Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Representations and Certifications may be completed online via the SAM.

The capability statement must be submitted to Shannon Brown not later than 10:00 am EST on 2 December 2024. The Point of contact for this requirement is Shannon Brown and can be reached at shannonmarie.brown@va.gov.

TELEPHONE INQUIRES WILL NOT BE HONORED.

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