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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul MN 55101

POINT OF CONTACT*

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Fargo VA Health Care System

2101 Elm Street North

Fargo, ND

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement to create a comprehensive management tool capable of quickly identifying all asbestos hazards in text and graphic formats for the VA Health Care System (HCS), Fargo, ND. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Requirements:

1. Perform bulk sampling analysis

1. Make necessary repairs to effected sampling area

1. Incorporate all information gathered into a new database management system

1. Create an Asbestos Management Plan

1. Create an Asbestos Operation and Maintenance Plan

1. The contractor will provide a consistent and effective program for managing Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) in accordance with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) requirements.

1. Contractor must provide all materials, equipment, and labor

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 9:00 a.m. central standard time on October 25, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to marc.newbern@va.gov

Sources Sought Notice