R609--VISN2 COURT STENOGRAPHER Est. Solicitation Date: Solicitation Date: Est. Award Date:

Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 2), Cheektowaga, New York intends to solicit quotes from contractors capable of providing Court Reporting/ Stenographer Services for the Networking Contracting Office 02 ( NY/NJ Veterans Medical Centers.)

The VA anticipates issuing an RFQ for this requirement on or about November 15, 2021 to be posted to www.Sam.gov. This procurement will be solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures with the intent of awarding one or more BPAs (VA reserves the right to make multiple awards, a single award, or no award at all). Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the quote submission process.

Perspective offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission of quotes. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov.

NAICS Code is 561492 (Court Reporting and Stenotype Services) with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 M. The classification code is R609. The solicitation will be issued as a Service- Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Only responsible, VIP verified SDVSOB s under the identified NAICS may submit quotes to be considered by the Agency.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Tevia Mastykarz at the following e-mail address: Tevia.Mastykarz@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: RFQ # 36C24222Q0056.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO2), 2875 Union Road, Suite 3500, Cheektowaga, NY 14227.