RFI Service.docx

Request for Information

1. Title: VA Kids Care Services

2. Purpose: The National Contracting Office No. 16 hereby issues the following Request for Information (RFI). This RFI is to seek contractors with the capability to provide all labor, personnel, equipment, supplies, secured vehicles, materials, supervision and other related services necessary to provide VA Kids Care Services for the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC). The Government is requesting responses from contractors with the capability to provide these services at the OBVAMC. The applicable North American Industry Classification code for this procurement is 624410 and the business size standard is $9,500,000.00.

3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide services to the Government requirement. Please see the attached draft PWS.

4. Place of Performance:

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 E. Stoner Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101

5. Responses Requested: Answers that are not provided shall be considered non-responsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research. Please provide evidence of your company’s capability in order to be determined capable to provide this service. Evidence can be submitted through descriptive narratives, resumes and certificates of training. NCO16 requires the following questions answered in this RFI:

a. Does your company possess the capability to provide the Government required services per the draft PWS to include but no limited to:

1. The contractor shall possess a State of LA Department of Early Learning who can satisfy the minimum standards for information destruction listed in the draft PWS. The contractor shall provide proof of certification in its response.

2. The contractor shall demonstrate five years of technical experience performing these services as the prime contractor within the past 10 years. The contractor shall submit up to five technical experience entries to demonstrate their technical experience. The contractor shall submit the contract number, point of contact phone number and email address, dollar value, description of the work and the period of performance. The contractor shall submit the technical experience entries with their response.

3. The contractor’s staff shall meet or exceed the requirements of the draft PWS. The contractor shall submit a resume of the personnel with their quote to demonstrate their staff’s technical experience.

4. The contractor shall provide an estimated price for all of the work outlined in the draft PWS.

b. Contractors shall also provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number.

c. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB or 8A concern? Contractor shall provide communication in capability statement. Contractor shall provide proof of qualifications through resumes and a technical statement demonstrating work experience.

d. Has the contractor provided similar services? The contractor shall provide in their capability statement a list of active contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. The listed contracts shall provide communication on the Government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison.

e. Is your company available under any Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC), General Services Administration Schedules (GSA), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), and/or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)? If so, please list the contract number and a brief summary of the products and services provided.

f. Provide a short summary of your potential approach to this type of contract and meeting the specific requirements per the draft PWS and your experience managing similar contracts with similar requirements for the MEDVAMC.

g. Please confirm if you would subcontract a portion of this effort. Please confirm the percentage of this work you would subcontract.

h. Please provide a price estimate for the Draft Performance Work Statement for market research purposes.

6.Opportunity: NCO 16 is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist the NCO 16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry.

Contractor shall provide answers to all questions requested and shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives per the DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT.

7.Instructions and Response Guidelines: RFI responses are due by 07/03/2025 at 10:00am (CST); size is limited to 8.5 x 11 inches, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins in Microsoft Word format via email to the Contract Specialist. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. The subject line shall read: RFI – VA Kids Care Services.

NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(h).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the RFI. Information provided will be used solely by NCO 16 as "market research" and will not be released outside of the NCO 16 Purchasing and Contract Team. This RFI does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this RFI is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

8. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it is will be synopsized at the Contract Opportunities website (https://beta.sam.gov/content/opportunities) or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this RFI, or future solicitations.

9.Contact Information:

Contract Specialist: Alan Scanio Email address: alan.scanio@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.