36C25623Q1315.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* 520-23-3-542-1134 Bollard Lights Replacements

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 77056

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25623Q1315

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 08-25-2023 13:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO,

USA

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6210

NAICS CODE* 335999

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16

5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist

Derek Meyers derek.meyers@va.gov

(504) 507-6045

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Biloxi VAMC

400 Veterans Avenue

Biloxi MS

POSTAL CODE 39531

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL www.va.gov

URL DESCRIPTION VA Home Page

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS va.gov

EMAIL DESCRIPTION va.gov

DESCRIPTION

1. Title: Sources Sought Notice for BOLLARD LIGHTS REPLACEMENT

2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 located at 5075 Westheimer Road, Galleria Financial Center, Suite 750, Houston, Texas, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for a BOLLARD LIGHTS

REPLACEMENT.

Contractor shall provide all shipping, installation (if required), equipment, personnel, labor and testing for the BOLLARD LIGHTS REPLACEMENT. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed price contract. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety.

Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement.

3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide the following:

BOLLARD LIGHTS REPLACEMENT.

The salient characteristics and specifications include, but not limited are:

A. The intent of this contract is to purchase bollard styled lights similar in size, dome shaped top and off-white color as the existing. The existing lights rest on a concrete pedestal and are secured with threaded bolts which tighten at the base of the bollard light and make it secure to the reinforced concrete pedestal.

B. The bollard lights require a base with a fixture outer dimension of approximately 8 inches in diameter to secure to the existing pedestals. The height of the bollard light shall be approximately 36 inches as measured from the base to the top of the bollard light.

C. The lights in the bollard are to provide a full 360 degree light pattern. The bollards will utilize 208V LED lights. The total output per bollard is to be a minimum of 1,226 lumens.

D. The total quantity of light bollards required is 100.

E. The lighting bollards are to be pre-wired for connection to the existing electrical power available at each location.

4. Place of Performance: Attn: Paul Ezell

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

400 Veterans Avenue

Building 26, Warehouse

Biloxi, MS 39531

5. Responses Requested: The MEDVAMC requires all the following information and questions answered in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research.

a. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications.

c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 335999

d. Do you (offer) manufacture the product yourself or a distributor of the items being researched above?

e. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

f. Do you (offer) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer?

g. Do you (offer) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule?

h. Is your (offer) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

i. Is your (offer) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

j. Information for the product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available?

k. Information for the product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement?

l. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the product?

m. For the product required, Is your company available under any;

Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC)

General Services Administration Schedules (GSA)

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

If so, please list the contract number for product.

n. Provide descriptive literature demonstrating ability to meet all of the requirement/salient characteristics listed for the product being offered. Please provide list of contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. Listed contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison to the product meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work.

o. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing product for market research and budgetary purpose.

6. Opportunity: NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the MEDVAMC in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives.

7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by August 25, 2023 at 1:00 pm (CST) via email to derek.meyers@va.gov.

All Questions shall be submitted by August 24, 2023at 1:00 pm (CST) via email to derek.meyers@va.gov.

Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted.

Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible.

This a New Requirement.

The subject line shall read: 36C25623Q1315-RFI-Sources Sought- BOLLARD LIGHTS REPLACEMENT. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(o).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by MEDVAMC as "market research" and will not be released outside of the MEDVAMC Purchasing and Contract Team.

This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it is will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ.

8. Contact Information:

Contract Specialist, Derek Meyers

Email address: derek.meyers@va.gov

Your responses to this notice are appreciated.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.

CENTRAL LAWN BOLLARD LIGHTS REPLACEMENT

VA GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI

SCOPE OF WORK

Furnish 100 bollard light fixtures to replace the existing lights at the central lawn area of the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The salient characteristics of the bollard lights are provided in the general scope below.

General Scope

A. The intent of this contract is to purchase bollard styled lights similar in size, dome shaped top and off-white color as the existing. The existing lights rest on a concrete pedestal and are secured with threaded bolts which tighten at the base of the bollard light and make it secure to the reinforced concrete pedestal.

B. The bollard lights require a base with a fixture outer dimension of approximately 8 inches in diameter to secure to the existing pedestals. The height of the bollard light shall be approximately 36 inches as measured from the base to the top of the bollard light.

C. The lights in the bollard are to provide a full 360 degree light pattern. The bollards will utilize 208V LED lights. The total output per bollard is to be a minimum of 1,226 lumens.

D. The total quantity of light bollards required is 100.

E. The lighting bollards are to be pre-wired for connection to the existing electrical power available at each location.

NOTE:

Vendor shall submit proposed materials for approval with manufacturer’s literature.

End of Scope of Work