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Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Auxiliary Waiting room seating (VA-20-00045517) 66048 36C25520Q0318 N 337127 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

(NCO) 15

3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Jeanine Wallace 3450 S. 4th Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 John Cochran VAMC

915 NORTH GRAND BLVD

St. Louis, MO 63106 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 as a result 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 into 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 on the basis of 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 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide auxiliary waiting room seating for the John Cochran Veterans Hospital and the Jefferson Barracks VAMC that meet the brand name specifications and high-quality threshold while integrating excellent environmental stewardship.

Please see the statement of work on following pages.

NAICS Code: 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing) 500 Employees.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources 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 a particular 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 competition may be determined. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 337215 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing). The small business size standard is 500 employees. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail: to jeanine.wallace@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 11:00 am CST on April 10, 2020. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation will be published.

Statement of Work Waiting Room Auxiliary Seating

This project will provide floor mounted auxiliary waiting room seating at both the John Cochran and Jefferson barracks Facilities.

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· Past Performance – manufacturer must have experience in providing this type furniture in medical centers, educational or business environments. Contractor will provide past performance information for at least 2 contracts completed within the last 3 years. Please provide Point of Contact and related information.

Technical Capabilities

· Production Time-line Delivery June 1, 2020

· Manufacturers Warrantee Information Furniture Required – As Specified or equal

· All seating shall be new, unused, produced from current production components.

· Qty. 125

· Sedia Systems Jump Seat Specifications: 0.78” inches thick 13 ply Baltic Birch plywood seat and back panel. Standard birch face with clear coat lacquer with antimicrobial product protection. Optional stains, veneers and laminate surface available. Seat consist of 2 major plywood panels and 9 plywood slats precision shaped to +/- .1 degrees providing in use seat angle of 5.0 degrees (+/- .5 Degrees). Dual 6” wide spring steel mechanism returns seat to original closed position. Automatic seat return must be tested to 300,000 cycles and static load of 600lbs. Upholstery utilizing 1.00” seat and back in high density polyurethane foam. Fabric: nonwoven, medical

· Grade, Bleach solution cleanable, antimicrobial. Color: Black Upholstery Grade 4

· Seat Base Assembly: Floor mount in 19.00” x 4.50” x 0.24” steel plate with 0.45” dia. holes for mounting. U-shaped upright support of heavy gauge steel with height of 8.49” fits between seat and back plywood. Chair attached with compression fit of 4 screws clamping through seat and back around base. Color: Black

· Paint: All metal parts are cleaned, prepped and multi-stage Powder Coated.

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