Fuel Filtering and Tank Cleaning

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.
VA Loma Linda Health Care System located at 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357 is seeking a contractor to perform fuel filtering, tank cleaning and waste disposal for 7 fuel storage tanks. The Contractor must be licensed to perform the required services as well as comply with all local, state, and Federal regulations, including but not limited to, the National Fire Protection Association; US Department of Transportation; US Environmental Protection Agency; California Department of Transportation and the American Petroleum Institute. A summary of the initial findings is enclosed.
Tank Size
Fuel Type
Sample Results
Recommended Treatment
West
20,000 Gallon UST
Diesel
Moderate Water, Minor Debris & Clarity Loss
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
Middle
20,000 Gallon UST
Diesel
Minor Debris, Rust
& Clarity Loss
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
East
20,000 Gallon UST
Red Diesel
Minor Water & Debris
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
Tank 1
3500 Gallon Belly Tank
Red Diesel
Minor Debris
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
Tank 2
3500 Gallon Belly Tank
Red Diesel
Minor Debris
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
Tank 3
3500 Gallon Belly Tank
Red Diesel
Minor Debris
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
Tank 4
3500 Gallon Belly Tank
Red Diesel
Minor Debris
Fuel Filtering/Tank Cleaning
If you are interested, and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information.
(1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact
(2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.
(3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 562112?
(4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.
(5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?
(6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.
(7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above.
The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 562112 ($38.5 Million).
Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to peter.kim33@va.gov . Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 1/10/2019 1:00 PM PST.
After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement.
Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov . Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov ..