502-19-3-5742-0001 NEW - Arc Flash Study test for Project - (VA-19-00071494) 36C256-19-AP-3104 / 502-19-202

This is a Pre-Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). VENDORS SHOULD NOT SUBMIT FORMAL QUOTES UNTIL THE RFP IS POSTED. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information resulting from this posting.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN16, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Arc Flash Study required at the Alexandria VA Medical Center.

This is a competitive 100% Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside procurement utilizing FAR Part 15 that will result in a single Firm-fixed-Price contract.

To be eligible for an VOSB set aside under VA s Veterans First Contracting Program, VOSBs must 1) be verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as VOSB (see https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov for details), and 2) meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541330 Engineering Services ($15 million).

36C25619R0132 is anticipated to be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about 2 August 2019. The estimated response deadline is 30 August 2019 at 3:30 PM CDST contingent upon the exact posting of this solicitation. The actual due date will be stated in Block 13 (a), Page 1 of the solicitation.

Offerors should continue to monitor FBO for the RFP and any subsequent Amendments to that RFP. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, see https://www.sam.gov with complete online Reps and Certs.

The point of contact is JB Herbst, Contract Specialist; e-mail: Jennings.Herbst@va.gov