Child Care Services Phase-In: 17 March 2015 - 31 March 2015 POP: 1 April 2015 - 30 September 2015 plus two (2) one-year option periods

The Department of Veteran Affairs intends to solicit quotes for a contractor to provide hourly, drop-in child care services for the Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System - American Lake Division to veterans during their VA medical appointment when they are responsible for providing care to young children. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in the solicitation. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is VA260-15-Q-0216.



2. The solicitation will result in the award of a single contract. The resulting contract will be fixed-priced. The applicable NAICS code is 624410 - Child Day Care Services and the small business size standard is $7.5 Million. This procurement is set aside for small business.



3. The anticipated contract period is: 17 March 2015 - 30 September 2015 plus two (2) one-year option periods.



4. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the FedBizOpps website, http://www.fbo.gov/. The tentative solicitation issue date is 26 February 2014 and the anticipated closing date is 9 March 2015. Interested offerors are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times.



5. Offers from all capable and responsible sources will be considered. Firms offering a response to this notice should ensure that they are registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 and ensure that the that the applicable NAICS code 624410 is included in the SAM profile prior to submission of quotes.



6. Prospective offerors are urged to submit any questions they may have, in advance and in writing, to the contract specialist, crystal.parris@va.gov.



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