Biological Water Testing for the VA Central California Health Care System

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.
No Solicitation is currently available.
All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, size standard is $15.0M.
Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See Internet Site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM.
Description of Services
Contractor will provide all tools, labor, transportation, containers, bottles, ice packs, expertise, documentation and administrative action(s) required to perform Legionella and Heterotopic Base Count (HBC) testing of selected facility potable water outlets, dental chairs and cooling towers. Work will be performed at the VA Central California Healthcare System s Fresno Campus located at 2615 E. Clinton Ave, Fresno, California.
The Government requests that interested parties provide the following capability information to the Contract Specialist, Olivia Duarte by e-mail at: olivia.duarte@va.gov by close of business Aug. 31, 2018:
(a)Â Business Size (Large/Small)
(b)Â Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.)
(c) SAM record
(d)Â DUNS number
(e) Ability and experience with similar projects.
(f) List of projects similar in scope.
The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.
This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement.    Â.