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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice B510 Certified Industrial Hygienist 53214-1476 36C25221Q0639 05-04-2021 N 541620 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 Jerri Schuster Contract Specialist See Attachment jerri.schuster@va.gov Government Email

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for a Certified Industrial Hygienist for the VA Illiana Health Care Center located in Danville, IL as well as the following Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs): Bloomington, Decatur, Mattoon, Peoria, and Springfield. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Requirements:

· The qualified certified industrial hygienist:

· shall provide Respirator Fit Test and Training services at the VAIHCS Danville location as well as the following Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs): Bloomington, Decatur, Mattoon, Peoria, and Springfield.

· shall be responsible for compliance with any, and all applicable, federal, state, and local government policies, regulations, procedures, specifications, etc., that apply to the work of this nature. Comment by Dorr, Joni M.: Probably don’t need this for the sources sought. You can leave it in, but not necessary.

· shall obtain and keep current all licenses, OSHA training, permits, etc., that shall be required by the above-mentioned agencies to accomplish the work.

· shall ensure the VAIHCS Industrial Hygienist under the ESS shall be sent a Respiratory Fit Test and Training Report, which shall be an electronic documentation in Microsoft Excel that shall categorize and track training weekly and annually of healthcare personnel who have been fit tested and trained.

· shall also provide each wearer of a fitted respiratory device a plastic covered credit-card size or similar facsimile record that contains a minimum:

· a) Date Tested,

· b) Assigned Care Line/Service,

· c) Name of employee tested, Occupation

· d) Fitted respirator make, model, style, size, and filter type/number, if applicable,

· e) Type of fit test performed, and

· f) Pass/Fail test results.

· shall provide training and/or certification to perform fit tests. Fit test administrators shall be competent and trained to know how to conduct a test, recognize invalid results, and properly clean and maintain equipment.

· shall have reasonable experience in Respirator Fit Test and Training. Certification is a plus.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4:00 PM Local Time on May 43, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to jerri.schuster@va.gov.