Fire Fighting Services for Bay Pines VA & VA Regional Office

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System anticipates awarding a sole source procurement to the City of Seminole for fire protection services for one (1) base year and (4) 12-month option years at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Medical Center located at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, Florida 33744 and for fire protection services at the VA Regional Office, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, Florida. The public fire department must be able to respond within seven (7) minutes, thirty (30) seconds or less 90 percent of the time and shall consist of at least the following equipment and manpower: one (1) class "A" pumpers (MIL T28571C pumper, truck, firefighting) and a minimum of three (3) trained firefighters. This requirement is being solicited under NAICS 561990 with a Small Business Size Standard $7.0 million. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The proposed contract award for services to only one source is authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The anticipated award date is on or before July 15, 2009. Please direct all questions regarding this procurement to Jennifer Rohrbach, Contract Specialist by email at jennifer.rohrbach@va.gov.