Kitchen Hood Cleaning Small Business Only

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. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought 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 qualified vendors interested and capable of providing the services described below. Small Business Only. Documentation of technical expertise must contain sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition.
Responses to this notice shall include the following:
(a) Company name
(b) Point of contact
(c) Phone and email
(d) Type of business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business
The Contractor shall perform at least 51% of the maintenance outlined below if subcontracted:
There is an immediate need to provide cleaning and maintenance to main kitchen exhaust hoods located in bldg.41 & bldg.2. They will clean an exhaust system according to the standards set forth by IKECA and maintain service cycles in compliance with the National Fire and Safety Association (NFPA -96) recommendations. The awarded vendor will manually scrape, degrease and/or pressure wash all portions of all kitchen exhaust systems located at this facility.
Locations are:
Main Hospital Kitchen (bld 41)
Main Canteen Kitchen (bld.2)
Bistro (bld. 2)
Snack Station (bld. 2)
Kitchen exhaust cleaning services will include the interior and exterior of all grease hood canopies, fire protection system pipes, links and nozzles, hood plenums, duct collars, water wash troughs, including hood-to-floor drains, plus all horizontal and vertical ductwork leading to, and including, all kitchen exhaust fans and stacks. Also, ONCE per quarter the 16 filters in Building 2 will be EXCHANGED QUARTERLY. As part of our regular service, the vendor will provide before-and-after digital photos of all exhaust cleaning work performed upon request.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice does not commit 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 be restricted to this information to match information to a possible solicitation. Public Law 109-461 mandates the VA to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. There is no anticipated sub-contracting opportunity for this procurement.
Notice to potential offerors: All offerors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov before responding to any Government inquiry. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who plan to submit an offer must register with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov.
Please contact Michael Cordeiro at Michael.Cordeiro@va.gov..