Sources Sought Notice_leadershipcourses - final.pdf

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify qualified contractors with the capability and the resources to meet the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD) requirement for leadership development training courses. Please see the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more information.

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from all business sizes capable of providing the services outlined in this document. The responses to this Sources Sought will help in possible future acquisition strategy and assist in determining whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses.

Furthermore, the responses obtained will assist the VA with ensuring any final requirement, if any, are clearly defined to mitigate risk. The Government believes industry feedback is important and is receptive to comments and lessons learned from industry partners highlighting potential problem areas associated with this effort.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training.

The Product Service Code is U099, Other Education and Training.

If your organization has the potential capability to provide the service(s), please complete the attached Response Sheet and provide a Statement of Capability.

Submissions for this “sources sought” shall be submitted by email no later than April 29, 2024, 10:00am EST to all of the following:

Alanna.Wilson@va.gov Wanda.Edwards.va.gov Leonard.Johnson2@va.gov

This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. There is no solicitation available at this time.

mailto:Alanna.Wilson@va.gov