Fire sprinkler inspections

Added: Mar 23, 2016 6:41 pm This is a Sources Sought announcement only for market research and for interested firms to submit quotes in the future for the Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Health Care System, 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, WA, to perform monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual Fire Sprinkler Inspection Services and testing on wet and dry fire sprinkler system as required by the NFPA 25 Standard at the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and the Yakima CBOC, Yakima WA.



GENERAL DESCRIPTION Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment and supplies to inspect and test all associated with the wet and dry fire protection sprinkler system to comply with annual, semi-annual, quarterly, and Monthly requirements. Services shall be required in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.



This is a Non-Personal Service.

The designated NAICS Code is 561210, Facilities Support Services, Size Standard $38.5M.



A Statement of Work (SOW) shall be included in the sources sought notice. The sources sought notice number is VA260-16-N-0340.



Your response shall include the following information:

" Size of company (i.e., 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, EDWOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc.),

" Relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back to the last five years and your company's capability to do this type of work.

" Teaming Arrangements to include relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back to the last three years.



Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. It is imperative that business concerns responding to this sources sought, articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately.

In order to compete for the solicitation, and be awarded a contract, firms must obtain a D-U-N-S Number:? The Data Universal Number System code is required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.204-6) and you must have this before registering in SAM. Register online at D&B DUNS Number site for government contractors. The Federal Government requires a DUNS number in order to process payments. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number call Dun & Bradstreet @ 1-888-814-1435. http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/

In order to be awarded a contract, firms must ensure that they are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or if already registered, the registration must be current and the applicable NAICS code for this solicitation (722310) must be included in the SAM profile.

Firms offering a response to this notice must obtain an IRS Tax ID Number (TIN):? For invoicing, payment, and tax purposes, you must have a Taxpayer Identification Number as required by the IRS. For privacy and security purposes, we recommend that you do not use your Social Security Number (SSN).



Firms offering a response to this notice must register at FedBizOpps and watch for business opportunities:? Every competitive solicitation we offer is first posted to FBO, which provides you with government-wide business opportunities. Every solicitation is different, so carefully read the instructions on how to submit your offers. https://www.fbo.gov/



The Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) offers assistance to people in getting set up to compete for government solicitations. They can be reached at 14220 6th Ave. SE, Lacey, WA 98503, Telephone: (360)-464-6043, or on the web at:



http://www.washingtonptac.org



It is estimated that the contract shall run from date of award (approximately June 10, 2016) through 06/09/2017, with 4 possible Option Years to exercise at the discretion of the government. The solicitation shall result in the award of a single contract. The resulting contract shall be a firm fixed-price contract.



IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED, IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.



After market research is completed, the government will decide the type of small business program consideration under which this solicitation will be issued, if any. This action is being considered for 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and/or Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) firms. 8(a) firms, Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), and Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB). If interest is not received from enough small businesses, this solicitation will be issued unrestricted.



Interested firms should notify this office, in writing or by email, preferably via e-mail, to Diana Curl at diana.curl@va.gov of their intention to submit a quote as early as possible, but not later than April 7, 2016, 5:00 p.m. MT. All firms shall list their name, address, phone number, point of contact, and type of business, i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, WOSB, etc. If mailed, send to Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 20, ATTN: Diana Curl, 960 Broadway, Suite 460, Boise, ID 83706.