36C26324Q0847.docx

Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Logan Gahring logan.gahring@va.gov 319-339-7113

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

4801 Veterans Dr

St. Cloud MN

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

This is a sources sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of current market conditions relative to STAT Reference Laboratory Testing Services. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), on behalf of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System (STCVAHCS), St. Cloud, MN is seeking to identify any vendors capable of providing contractual services for Emergency Residential Service Beds in accordance with the specifications contained herein to beneficiaries of the DVA and STCVAHCS. The period of performance will be a five-year IDIQ contract; estimated start date is November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029. The St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Medical Center is looking for responses from contractors regarding their capability to provide the following mentioned services.

Services to be provided include:

The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain offers from Contractors in St. Cloud who can provide housing, and supportive services to Homeless Veterans and/or their families in community-based Contracted Emergency Residential Services (CERS) facilities offering a safe and secure environment that supports their goals for recovery from homelessness. The Contractor will be required to provide a low- barrier therapeutic and rehabilitative milieu and attendant services targeting the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. The Contractor will not be required to provide detoxification or other hospital level treatment.

The anticipated contract is Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with services estimated to commence in November 2024. All firms wishing to do business with the U.S. Government must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. Please note that there is no charge to register in SAM. If the procurement is set aside for Veteran-owned businesses, firms must be verified in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://vetbiz.va.gov/.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 624229, Other Community Housing Services.

REQUESTED INFORMATION

If you are a potential interested vendor, please provide the following information:

1. Name of Firm

2. Address

3. SAM Unique Entity ID

4. Point of Contact (POC) and Email

5. Socio-economic Classification for NAICS 624229

6. Identification of any Federal Supply Service (FSS) or Government Services Administration (GSA) Contract

7. A Statement of capability to deliver the services listed above, including a list of existing federal contracts for similar services, if available.

8. Statement whether subcontracting would be used to provide services.

Note: The capability statement request is not a Request for Quotations, Request for Proposals, or Invitation for Bids, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting information regarding your company's ability to provide the services listed above. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. The capabilities will used to determine if the acquisition will be set-aside for small business or if it will be an unrestricted procurement (all business size). Other than small businesses (i.e., large businesses) are requested to respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate enough small business interest to support a set-aside. This posting is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. Thank you for your participation and interest in serving our nation’s Veterans.

Please email information to logan.gahring@va.gov. Include Sources Sought Notice 36C26324Q0847 in the Subject field of your email.

See attached document: HCHV Statement of Work - SOW - 2024.

Sources Sought Notice