Amendment for Medical Gas & Vacuum Systems Certification Pre-solicitation

The Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico has a requirement for the inspection, evaluation, and certification of medical gas and vacuum systems of its main hospital, located at San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as its Ponce and Mayaguez Outpatient clinics. The technician(s) that perform such services shall be ASSE 6020 Medical Gas Inspector certified, and knowledgeable in all pertinent standards (NFPA, ANSI, CGA, OSHA, etc.). The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or about December 3, 2019. This requirement will be 100% set-aside for Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). All questions shall be submitted IN WRITING via e-mail address to wilfredo.perez3@va.gov. Response to questions will be provided via amendment to solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 811219 and the size standard is $22.0 M. Period of performance for this acquisition will consist of a twelve (12) months Base Period, and four (4) twelve (12) months Option Periods. Solicitation and amendments will be available in electronic format ONLY. Once the solicitation is posted, interested vendors are responsible to review and monitor this website frequently to ensure that they have most up to date information about this acquisition. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments. This acquisition will be solicited, evaluated and awarded following the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 13 and 12, Subparts 13.5 and the evaluation criteria stated in the solicitation package. The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price type contract.