Medical Documents Translation Services AWARD NOTICE

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPROSAL. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration, 1000 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, PA, 15222, is seeking the services of Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) to provide translations of all original documentation for claims and other documents, for the purpose of processing Veterans claims for benefits at the Pittsburgh VA Regional Office.
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE 100% SET ASIDE FOR VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The VA may consider multiple awards to fulfill the requirement.
The Pittsburgh Regional Office of the Veterans Benefits Administration provides compensation services to Veterans living in a foreign country. To process the Veterans claim for service compensation benefits we require that documents be translated into English. There may be instances where it will be required to translate documents from English into another language. The Contractor shall provide typed translations of all original documentation submitted. Use of automated translation software is not permitted. The primary languages to be translated include: Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Thai, but other exotic language translations may be required.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 541930 with a small business size standard of $7.5M.
Solicitation will be posted on/about February 2, 2018. This date is an estimate. The Contracting Officer s email address is Heather.Hampton@va.gov.
Firms submitting a proposal must be registered at both the System for Award Management (SAM) and Vet Biz (CVE Certified). The Online Representations and Certifications (SAM) must be completed by each firm submitting a proposal prior to the due date.
Important Notice: Apparent successful offeror must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offeror must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprises at the time of submission of proposal. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz at the time of proposal submission will result in the offeror's proposal being deemed non-responsive. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their VOSB status if they have not already done so..