RFI -36C24725Q0079 Secondary Water Disinfection Sys Ops.docx

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS

The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the website@sam.gov/content/opportunities. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this source sought announcement.

The NAICS code is541380 (Size Standard: $19.0M) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing Secondary Water Disinfection Sys Ops for the Birmingham VA Medical Center for a new requirement Base year and plus a (4) four-year option period.

Location of Services: Equipment and options/accessories serviced and maintained for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 700 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish all equipment, supervision, tools, travel, labor, and supplies to provide water analyzation and testing services for the Chlorine Dioxide Secondary Disinfection System with two incoming domestic water lines. This shall be a firm fixed price contract.

The Department of Veterans Affairs in Birmingham, AL uses a Chlorine Dioxide Secondary Disinfection System for the two incoming Domestic water lines. The use of secondary disinfection requires permitting in accordance with Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Administrative Code r. 335-7-4. The Birmingham VA Medical Center is a Non-Transient Non-Community public water system and must comply with all the requirements of ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-7 and must retain an operator licensed and certified (minimum of Grade One) under ADEM Admin. Code r.335-10.

Contractor Qualifications: Contractor must have a conditioned laboratory within Jefferson County capable of analyzing the following tests: Total Chlorine, Free Chlorine, Chlorite, Chlorine Dioxide. Contractor must also be located within Thirty minutes of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Birmingham, AL, must be ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 14001-2015 certified, and include copies of the certificates with this Bid. Contractor shall be on-site Seven days a week. This is due to water safety and emergency issues and require a minimum response time. The selected contractor must also provide a website and logins, as needed, for the Birmingham VA Medical Center for data storage and daily test results. This online database must be capable of graphing and trending the stored data. Contractor must provide Alabama and EPA registration labels for all Biocide treatment for Cooling Towers.

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Response to Questionnaire is required from all interested parties.

Company Name, Address & Telephone#___________________________________________ Email Address for designated POC ____________________________________________

DUNS#____________________________________________

GSA or NAC Contract # (if applicable) ____________________________________________ Indicate your business size & socio-economic status under NAICS code 541380:

[ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Certified HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) [ ] yes [ ] no Registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) @ https://www.sam.gov [ ] yes [ ] no Registered in VetCert Registry @ https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/

RISK: Address any potential risk to the Government to include technical; cost, schedule and performance that may have a direct impact on the acquisition of this service.

A SOLICITATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. After review of responses, a solicitation may be published at a later date. Responses to this Market Research Questionnaire will not be considered as submission of an offer for future solicitation announcements. All interested parties must respond to future solicitation announcements separately or in addition to this Market Research Questionnaire. Contract award resulting from any future solicitation can only be made to a contractor who is registered in SAM.

This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.

Responses are due no later than 11AM EST, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, and shall be electronically submitted to Gail Bargaineer@gail.bargaineer2@va.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.