J041--VA-FARGO Health Care System Ice Machine Cleaning & Maintenance Service BASE + 4 OPTN YRS commence 7/1/2020

Page 2 of 2

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23), on behalf of the FARGO VA Health Care System (FARGO-VA HCS) at 2101 Elm Street N., Fargo, ND 58102, contemplates issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a single, commercial firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror for Ice Machine Cleaning and Maintenance service within the FARGO-VA HCS. The period of performance is one year from the date of award (with four [4] one-year options exercised at the federal government s discretion) in accordance with all specifications, work statement, terms and conditions contained therein.

Offers, including options, shall be evaluated for the following:

1) Technical acceptability

2) Past performance records

3) Fair and reasonable pricing

The solicitation and any subsequent award will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13 and relevant sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).

The applicable NAICS Code is 811310. The small business size standard is $8 million.

This requirement is a 100% set-aside competition for SMALL BUSINESSES.

The tentative issue date for any actual solicitation is approximately April 2, 2020. Proposals will be due not less than 15 days after the issuance of any solicitation.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for offers. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.

All respondents must have an ACTIVE STATUS registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov AT THE TIME OFFER IS MADE and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at https://beta.sam.gov/ . Offerors must obtain all notices and amendments to the solicitation through this web site. Hard copies will not be mailed.

No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.

Please submit written questions after solicitation is posted via email to Contracting Officer, Angela Beck: angela.beck@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Responses to questions pertaining to the solicitation will be provided through April 15, 2020 only.