H342--Life Safety Assessment

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to provide services for Life Safety Drawing Service. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested services.

This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 541330 Engineering Services. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 1,000 employees.

This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 541330. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After reviewing the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract.

INSTRUCTIONS:

RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Primary Information:

Company Name:

Point of Contact (POC) name:

Email address:

Phone number:

Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM):

Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 541330.

VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), GSA contract or other Federal Supply Schedule with this product/service listed on it. Please list the number.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) for Required Services

TITLE: Statement of Conditions/Life Safety Assessment services to support the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS)

GENERAL OVERVIEW: Contractor shall update The Joint Commission Statement of Conditions and update life safety drawings for the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System in accordance with Joint Commission Hospital Physical Environment Document List and Review Tool, NFPA, and the most current VHA Joint Commission Clarification Document. Contractor shall determine NFPA 101-2024 (or later) Life Safety Code (LSC) deficiencies in accordance with NFPA 101, NFPA 99 and the most current Joint Commission Clarification Document and VA modified Document List and Review Tool.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Services will be performed at:

Sioux Falls VA Health Care System

22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

HOURS OF SERVICE: The Contractor shall perform the services as specified herein Monday through Friday between 8:00am 4:30pm, except national holidays, or when the government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar government directed closings. The Contractor is not required to provide services on the following national holidays, nor shall the Contractor be paid for these holidays:

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: This will be a Firm Fixed Price contract. There will be one (1) base period and up to four (4) option periods for this contract. Exercise of option periods will be made at Government s discretion based on continued need for services, Contractor performance, and availability of funds in a given fiscal year.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS: Contractor shall provide the VA with proof of the following qualifications prior to contract award and upon request. Failure to submit any of the required information, statements, or certifications may result in rejection of the quote without further consideration for award or termination of the contract after the award.

All assigned surveyors must have documented experience with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code. Assigned surveyors will have at least five years experience performing Fire Life Safety Assessments and shall have conducted at least 3 hospital assessments, with demonstrated experience in evaluating complex healthcare facilities with respect to The Joint Commission accreditation standards.

Fire Protection Engineer shall be onsite to perform the assessments.

Fire Protection Engineer shall be able to accurately assess Healthcare Occupancy, Ambulatory Healthcare Occupancy, Business Occupancy and Special Purpose Industrial Occupancy.

Shall be able to provide AutoCAD drawings.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by August 20, 2026, at 12:00 noon CT.

All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Sunnie.Estes@va.gov