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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 H VISN 15 Elevator Maintenence Inspection Services 66048 36C25518Q9607 07-26-2018 N 541350 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Jeanine Wallace 913-946-1968 jeanine.wallace@va.gov VISN 15 @ Kansas City VAMC, EKHCS at Leavenworth and Topeka, Wichita VAMC, Columbia VAMC, St. Louis VAMC, Marion VAMC, Popolar Bluff VAMC

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jeanine.wallace@va.gov jeanine.wallace@va.gov This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.

The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.

The VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office located at 4101 4th , Leavenworth KS 66048-5014. request information to identify potential sources capable of providing full elevator Inspection service, in compliance with the ANSI/ASME Safety Code requirements, the manufacturer's recommendations, the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook, National Electrical Code, and all other applicable laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, etc. Full Inspection service is defined as all services, and testing necessary to maintain all elevators, appurtenances and accessories in a fully operational and safe mode at all times except for prescheduled downtime.

Measurements of elevator speed, door opening and closing times, performance time, door closing force, floor to floor performance times, mean times between service calls, ride quality, stopping accuracy, downtime, and review of preventive maintenance and inspection reports shall be the governing factors in determining the adequacy of the elevator inspection results. Any deviations shall be justified to and approved by the COR. No deviations to the performance measures can be made until the contract is modified by the Contracting Officer.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 541350 (Building and Inspection Services) size standard $7.5 Million. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a small business, VOSB or SDVOSB.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act.

However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open. Any response to this source selection from Interested parties must be received NLT March 13,2018. 11:59pm

Attention: Jeanine Wallace, Contracting Officer. Email: jeanine.wallace@va.gov Phone: 913-946-1968 Fax: 913-946-1996