36C24821Q1495 Pre-Solicitation Notice Attachment.pdf

Attachment 1

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) located at 1201 N.W.

16th Street, Miami, Florida 33125 intends to solicit a request for quote (RFQ) from contractors for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) Services, on-site in support of eligible beneficiaries of the MVAMC under Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), contract type. The authority of for this procurement is Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

The VA anticipates issuing an Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set Aside solicitation for this requirement on or about August 13, 2021. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation, attachments, and any subsequent amendments from this website. No hard copies will be made available.

Place of Performance: MVAHCS, 1201 N.W. 16th Street, Miami, Florida 33125

Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance for this contract will be from 08-31-2021 through 08-30-2022 for the base period.

The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the responses to the RFQ submission process. Prospective quoters are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the Beta.Sam.gov website (https://beta.sam.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) under the applicable North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) Code. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://sam.gov. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the SAM database.

Registration is free and potential Offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any Offeror not registered in Beta.SAM.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 561320 (Temporary Help Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $30 million. The classification code is Q401. The solicitation will be issued SDVOSB Set-Aside.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Cyrouse Himid Houshyani, using the email provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will be accepted; however, must be followed up by an email to cyrouse.houshyani@va.gov. Ensure that the subject line includes the solicitation number (i.e., RFQ no. 36C24821Q1495).

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 8), 5575 Hidden River Parkway, Tampa, FL 33637.

https://sam.gov/ mailto:cyrouse.houshyani@va.gov