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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

3001 Green Bay Road

North Chicago IL

CONTACT INFORMATION

36C252 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Lemke, Justin Justin.Lemke@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to inform capable vendors of the intent of the government (VA) to solicit Laboratory Chemical Fumes Hood Inspection and Testing at Captain James Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL.

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) – Milwaukee, WI is intending to solicit businesses Laboratory Chemical Fumes Hood Inspection and Testing at Captain James Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL.

It is understood that all firms submitting a response to this Sources Sought will have an established business in the Laboratory Chemical Fumes Hood Inspection and Testing industry with a minimum of three (3) years consecutive experience in performing these types of services in adherence with USP 797 and applicable VA/industry standards. Certifications must be signed by a National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) 49 Technician. All United States Pharmacopeia certification work must be performed by a Controlled Environmental Testing Association (CETA) National Board of Testing Technician who is registered as a Cleanroom Certification Professional for a Sterile Compounding Facility. The firm must also be licensed or capable of obtaining the necessary licensing required to perform these services within the State of Illinois.

The following NAICS Code and Small Business Size Standard has been identified for this requirement:

541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services Interested firms shall provide an overview of their firm’s capabilities and experience with projects similar in size and scope of this project. Capability statements must include:

(All information shall be submitted in Word or PDF format, not to exceed 25 pages, including all attachments.)

Firms shall identify whether they are a small business or other than small business in accordance with the size standard for NAICS code 541380. If another NAICS code may be applicable, please identify the NAICS in your capability statement along with your corresponding business size and socio-economic status.

All information must be received no later than 05/14/2025 at 10:00 AM (Central Time).

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. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR A SPECIFIC SMALL BUSINESS SOCIOECONOMIC CONTRACTING PROGRAM, SMALL BUSINESSES, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

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