P02 - 36C25624Q1270 Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, Central Texas Health Care System (CTVHCS) equipment located Alexandria VA Health Care System (ALXVHCS) 2495 Shreveport Highway, 71 North, Pineville, LA 71360, intends to issue a sole source contract to YKMH Consulting, LLC located at 3701 Hessmer Ave, Metairie, Louisiana, 70002 for continuation of Electrical Engineering Consulting.

The Electrical Engineering Consultant, acting as the Government’s neutral party, shall provide consulting services to ensure that all manufacturer corrections to the operation of the existing Caterpillar and ASCO Switchgear are fully coordinated and fully integrated such that the two independent lineups of switchgear operate together as a system and that both lineups of switchgear operate properly to accomplish the desired sequences of operation as described below and as recommended by the Electrical Engineering Consultant. Electrical Engineering Consultant shall witness the testing and commissioning of the ASCO and Caterpillar switchgear operation as a system, shall provide an independent analysis of the effectiveness of the system, and shall provide recommendations to correct any operational anomalies with the system. All work shall be performed at the Alexandria VA Health Care System (ALXVHCS) 2495 Shreveport Highway, 71 North, Pineville, LA 71360.

The VA intends to solicit a contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The VA anticipates awarding a contract on or about 08/21/2024. This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541690 – “Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services” which has a Small Business Size Standard of $19M. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c)

(16) (ii), all responsible sources that feel they can fulfill this requirement may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the VA. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, and include: Dun & Bradstreet Number, and the Taxpayer Identification Number, along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized service provider of the equipment listed. All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Interested Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be listed as verified on the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov in order to receive contract awards under the Veterans First Contracting Program. A determination by the VA not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the VA. In addition, the information received from this Notice of Intent to Sole Source will be retained as market research only.

The Contract Specialist does not have access to the Contract Opportunities Interested Vendor List; therefore, all interested parties must submit information directly to t.miller@va.gov no later than 08/09/2024 by 1:00 P.M., CST. Please ensure that emails include solicitation number 36C25624Q1270 - Electrical Consulting Engineer for Caterpillar Switchgear Corrections in the subject line.

https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ mailto:t.miller@va.gov