36C26025Q0318.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Nick Price Nicholas.Price@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Portland VA health care system/Vancouver campus

1601 E Fourth plain Blvd.

Vancouver WA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for an PACS assessment evaluation and report .This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and shall not be construed as an obligation or commitment by the Government. An award will not be made on any offers submitted in response to this notice, and it shall not be implied the Government is committed to providing any solicitation or award following this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided.

Responses shall be submitted to Nick Price at Nicholas.Price@va.gov by COB 03/10/2025 at 17:30 PST SUBJECT: RFI 36C26025Q0318

This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified sources of supply and determine the socioeconomic size classification of the supplier and manufacturer of the end item.

Interested companies shall provide, at a minimum, the following information with their response;

· Company Name and Address:

· Point of Contact (POC)

· Name:

· Email Address:

· Phone Number:

· DUNS Number/UNIQUE SAM ID:

· Brochures of their offered equipment.

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 561621. Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program:

[ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)

Please answer the following questions:

[ ] yes [ ] no - Does not exceed 500 employees; (for NAICS 238220) must be verifiable thru the System for Award Management)

[ ] yes [ ] no – Is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied;

[ ] yes [ ] no – Takes ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice (identify how this occurs); and

[ ] yes [ ] no – Will supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406.

Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.

In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, past experience etc.) to confirm the company’s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. 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.

The if you are a SDVOSB you shall show how the your firm intends to meet the requirements set forth in the statement of work while adhering to contract requirements including the limitations on subcontracting pursuant to Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-73.

SOW

Statement of Work (SOW) Statement of Work Boiler Emission Compliance, VA Portland HCS Vancouver Campus

1. Follow SWCAA 17-3244 Appendix A

1. Perform a boiler emission test on 3 boilers in Building 3, VA Portland HCS Vancouver Campus

1. Test to determine compliance with permit 19-3332 issued by Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) and 40 CFR 60.

1. Perform three runs of Volumetric Flow Rate test per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) M1 and M2.

1. Perform three runs of O2, CO2, NOx, and CO test per EPA M3A, 7E and 10

1. Perform three runs of Water Vapor test per EPA M4

1. Perform TC Calibration per EPA ALT-011

This test is required every 5 years by SWCAA to maintain the permit for operation on the Vancouver boilers. The Vancouver boilers provide steam to maintain laundry operations, sterile processing, heating hot water and hot water to 5 buildings.

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