Community nursing home services at contractor’s facilities for the the North Texas and South Texas VA Health Care Systems.

Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents.



The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, HubZone, 8(a), small disadvantaged business, small business, or large business). Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.



The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 is conducting a market survey for qualified firms capable of providing the North Texas and South Texas VA Health Care Systems with all labor and materials needed for community nursing home services at contractor s facilities.



NAICS Code is 623110 (Nursing Care Facilities) with a Small Business Size Standard of $27.5M. Firms must be licensed by the State and be Medicare/Medicaid qualified.



North Texas Veterans Health Care System counties: (in Texas) Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Camp, Clay, Collin, Cooks, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Fannin,, Franklin, Grayson, Henderson, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Titus, Van Zandt, Wise, Wood, Young; (in Oklahoma) Bryan, Choctaw.



South Texas Veterans Health Care System counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Calhoun, Comal, Crockett, De Witt, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lavaca, Live Oak, Llano, Mason, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wilson.



In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and in VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and VetBiz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Registration is free and firms are encouraged to visit the SAM website as contracts cannot be awarded to any offeror not actively registered in SAM.



Responses to this notice should include company name, county facility is located in, a service capability statement, Medicare/Medicaid qualification statement, DUNS number, address, point of contact and the size of your business pursuant to the following questions; (1) Is your business large or small? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified HubZone firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business?



Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing (email or fax) and received no later than November 25, 2016. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Email: frank.gamboa@va.gov Fax: 915-217-1260.