OI&T HITC Offsite Media Storage Pre-Solicitation Notice/Synopsis Posting

Action Code: P-Pre-solicitation Notice



Date: 23 January



Year: 2014



Contracting Office Zip Code: 20001



Classification Code: S215 - "Housekeeping - Warehousing/Storage"



Contracting Office Address:



Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Acquisition Operations

425 I Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001



Subject: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Hines Information Technology Center (HITC) Offsite Media Storage



Contact Point or Contracting Officer:



Ms. Brynn McGowan

Contract Specialist

425 I Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Brynn.McGowan@va.gov



Proposed Solicitation Number: VA101-14-Q-0065



Contractor: TBD



Description/Synopsis:



This is an announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Hines Information Technology Center (HITC) has a requirement for offsite media storage. The HITC requires off-site storage for their approximately 1500 back-up magnetic tapes cartridges per year, including 3480 type data, LT04, 3592 cartridges and a small number of IBM 9870. The contractor shall provide security storage space, personnel, equipment and resources necessary to transport the media from the VA Hines ITC located at Fifth Avenue & Roosevelt Road, Building 215, and Hines, IL 60141 to their offsite location. The period of performance shall be from April 1, 2104 to March 30, 2015 with four (4) one (1) year option periods. VA intends to award using the procedures of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.





The North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) is 493190, "Other Warehousing and Storage." The size standard is $25.5 million.



The solicitation will be made available on or about January 27, 2014.



Place of Contract Performance: Hines, IL



Set Aside Status: 100% Small Business Set Aside