4240--Bulletproof Vests and Fitting Services in the Boston, Massachusetts area

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice of intent to award to unrestricted. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a requirement of Police Officer Bulletproof Vests and fitting services in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The applicable NAICS code is 339113. The PSC/FSC is 4240. The authority for this action is FAR FAR 13.106-1: Soliciting Competition.

Interested persons may contact the Contracting Specialist via email at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

This is a Pre-Solicitation notice synopsizing an upcoming RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via FEDBIZOPPS interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from FebBizOpps which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetBiz (www.vetbiz.gov) databases prior to award. (Note: all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization's Center for Veteran's Enterprise (CVE) prior to receiving an award under the program).