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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

36C252 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Kristi Kluck Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY

Place of Performance: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (EHVAH) 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141-5000

PART 1 - General Description:

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information on the interests, capabilities, and qualifications of multiple types of small business firms to determine if a set-aside is appropriate. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Proposals are NOT being requested or accepted at this time.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, requests a letter of interest from the following types of specialized construction small businesses firms interested in performing construction work at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital:

· Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB),

· Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB),

· Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB),

· 8(a) Businesses,

· HUBZone Businesses, and

· Small Businesses (SB)

· Large Business

This project is classified under NAICS Code: 238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a small-business size limit of $19.0 Million and PSC Y1PZ (Product Service Code – Construction Other Non-Building Facilities)

In accordance with VAAR 852.219-75(a)(iii) “Special trade construction contractors,” should this acquisition be procured as an SDVOSB or VOSB - [ ] The contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-73 or certified VOSBs listed in the SBA certification database as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated certified SDBOSB/VOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Costs of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/vaar852.asp#85221975

The magnitude of construction for this work is more than $10,000,000.

The period of performance shall not exceed 450 calendar days.

PART 2 - SCOPE OF WORK OVERVIEW:

The existing gate system and perimeter fencing at the Hines VA campus does not have video surveillance, card reader access, pedestrian access gates, remote gate control and in some locations damaged fencing or missing sections. Most of the existing gates need to be closed manually and do not have mechanical drives for closure.

The primary objectives of this contract are to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and qualified supervision necessary to:

PART 3 - Interested sources shall submit the following:

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, SAM OID number, and business status.

2. Indicate the primary nature of your business, any teaming agreements or arrangements, self- performance, and intentions of subcontracting program, including set-asides.

3. Documentation relating to capability of performance. Provide two (2) examples of projects similar in scope, complexity, and cost magnitude of project description above.

4. Letter from the surety regarding the maximum bonding capability for a single contract action as well as the total aggregate bonding capacity.

Total submittal shall be no longer than (6) six pages in one .pdf file or word document.

Responses are required to be sent via email to Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov no later than Monday, October 5, 2026, CST.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this Sources Sought is not to be construed as a commitment by the government, nor will the government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

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