Sources Sought.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* 6632 – Deliver and install one OC-Auto Sensor OC Diana, MV5F00

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 77056

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25625Q1406

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 08-26-2025 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO,

USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6632

NAICS CODE* 334516

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16

5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist

Tammy DeMille tammy.demille@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Alexandria Veterans Affairs Health Care Systems

2495 Shreveport Hwy 71

Pineville LA

POSTAL CODE 71360

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/

URL DESCRIPTION VA Home Page

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS tammy.demille@va.gov

EMAIL DESCRIPTION Contract Specialist email

DESCRIPTION

1. Title: OC-Auto Sensor OC Diana, MV5F00

2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77030, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for OC-Auto Sensor OC Diana, MV5F00.

Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and transportation to deliver and install one (1) OC-Auto Sensor OC Diana, MV5F00 provide Legionella Testing as identified in the attached Draft SOW. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed price task order if on a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or firm fixed price purchase order if “open market”. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety.

Government requests that interested contractors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and OEM authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement.

3. Objective: To find qualified contractors with the capability to provide one (1) OC-Auto Sensor OC Diana, MV5F00 to the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Pineville, Louisiana.

4. Place of Performance:

Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center 510 East Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101

5. Responses Requested: The NCO 16 requires all the following information and questions answered 5a through 5i in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research.

a. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to meet the government requirements of Requirements of the Draft SOW?

b. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to meet the government requirements of Place of Performance of the Draft SOW?

c. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to meet the government requirements Period of Performance and Schedule of the Draft SOW?

d. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

e. Is your company a small business, SDVOSB, VOSB, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications.

f. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 334516?

g. Do you (Contractor) have the ability to meets requirements in SOW itself or will subcontracting be required for you to meet requirements in SOW?

Note: If your company will be subcontracting to meet requirements you must provide sufficient information that outlines your company’s ability to meet Limitations of Contracting. This can be a breakdown of work with cost that you as the prime will be performing and what your subcontractor will be performing, etc. with your response to this source sought request.

h. Are you an authorized Service Provider? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). If not applicable for this requirement state N/A.

g. Is there a comparable product in the marketplace that meets the retirements of the Statement of Work. Please provide descriptive literature for all comparable products.

i. For the service required, Is your company available under any;

Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) General Services Administration Schedules (GSA) Veterans Affairs (VA) NAC Federal Supply Schedules Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

If so, please list the contract number for service.

6. Opportunity: The NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the NCO 16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives.

7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM (CDT) via email to tammy.demille@va.gov .

All Questions shall be submitted by August 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm (CDT) via email to tammy.demille@va.gov .

Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted.

Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible.

This a New Requirement.

The subject line shall read: 36C25625Q1406-RFI-Sources Sought- Sensor Diana – Pineville, LA. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(i).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. 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 Sources Sought notice 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 Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

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 will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA e-buy. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ.

8. Contact Information:

Contract Specialist, Tammy DeMille Email address: tammy.demille@va.gov

Your responses to this notice are appreciated.

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

See attached document: Statement of Work.