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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice K063 Upgrade Fire Alarm System VOSB - Veteran Owned Small Businesses SB - Small Businesses

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION

43219-1834 36C25020R0216 07-24-2020

3:00 PM

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 238210 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 VA Healthcare System 2780 Airport Dr, Suite 340 Columbus OH 43219-1834 Contract Specialist Shelton Beasley shelton.beasley@va.gov 614-257-5829 614-388-7500 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Louis Stokes VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland

OH

44106

USA

https://www.va.gov VA web page shelton.beasley@va.gov Contract Specialist

SINGLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION SYNOPSIS

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS, seeking responses from Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Small Business (SB) concerns only. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with his synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this synopsis.

The Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, is seeking concerns capable of upgrading the Notifier fire alarm system within the hospital, that is proprietary in nature. Past procurement history indicates that there was not sufficient interest among SDVOSB concerns, which may have led to the absence of fair and reasonable pricing. Therefore, we are soliciting Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Small Business (SB) socio-economic groups to determine the appropriate set-aside necessary to fulfill the Government’s needs. To assist the Government in making an accurate determination, we must know your firm’s interest.

In order to be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base at https://www.sam.gov. For firms claiming VOSB classification status, they must also be registered and certified through the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization data base, located at https://vip.vetbiz.va.gov

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this potential acquisition is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, which currently has a small business size standard of $16.5 million.

Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit as much of the following information as possible:

Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, email address and DUNS number;

Proof of registration in the SAM and VA Vet Biz websites or intention of registration prior to submission of offers to a potential solicitation;

If your firm has a history or is contemplating joining with a partner for this requirement, we ask that you detail that arrangement as well to allow the government to make the most well informed decision possible. In this event, we advise that you thoroughly investigate whether or not a partnership would affect your business size standard.

The response date to this Sources Sought notice is July 24, 2020 at 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if there are adequate qualified VOSB or SB concerns to warrant a 100% set-aside. Hard copy submissions are not acceptable. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are acceptable and may be directed to Shelton.Beasley@va.gov All inquires regarding this sources sought notice should be directed to the same email address.

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN WHAT IS NOTED HEREIN. CONCERNS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO CALL THE INDIVIDUAL VAMC, REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION.