36C26126Q0782.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Network Contracting Office 21

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Lydia Anderson Lydia.anderson@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Oahu HI

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

No Solicitation is currently available.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 624190, Other Individual and Family Services, and the small business size standard is $16 Million.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is performing market research to determine if there are any vendors, regardless of business size, that can provide Boots on the Ground Services in Oahu, Hawaii for the Center for Pacific Islander Veterans Health (CPIVH), as described below. Authorized by the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VA PIHCS), Office of Research and Development, under the Veterans Health Administration. A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached.

Brief Description of Services See attached PWS.

Capability Statement All interested contractors must respond by email to Lydia.anderson@va.gov before 10:00 A.M. PST on June 12th, 2026.

Please answer the following questions when responding:

1. What is your company’s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.)

a. If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered with the Small Business Administration?

2. Provide Company’s legal name along with Unique Entity ID (SAM) number.

3. Primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address.

4. Capabilities Statement.

5. Describe experience in providing Boots on the Ground Services as described in the attached description of services.

6. List other Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.

7. As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html

7a. Of the service actions listed above, which one(s) will your company perform as the prime contractor using its own personnel without subcontracting?

7b. With respect to the service actions listed above, which action(s) do you intend on subcontracting or using other than your company’s own personnel?

7c. Of those services that will be performed, approximately what percentage will be paid to the subcontractor(s)?

8. GSA Contract Number, if applicable.

9. The VA is also looking for these exact services in the following locations.

· Pacific Basin

· Neighbor Island

· Continental U.S.

Would your company be able to fulfil all 4 locations at once (including Oahu) and can it handle that level of capacity?

10. Fill out the price estimate below.

*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-10) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source.

The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.

This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement.

Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of quote submission and SBA verified at SBA - Dynamic Small Business Search

Projected Period of Performance – Base: 09/30/2026 – 09/29/2027

See attached document: Draft PWS - Boot on the Ground_Oahu.

Sources Sought Notice