R614-- Providence Shredding Services

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as quotes, nor will any award be made as a result of this Request for Information (RFI). Any information provided by businesses to the Government is strictly voluntary. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested businesses responding to this RFI. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research only.

DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION SHREDDING SERVICES

Providence VAMC and associated CBOCs

Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide document destruction services for Government documents containing sensitive, confidential and medical records. The Contractor maintain liability insurance for the duration of the contract and shall follow all pertinent federal and state regulations with regard to transportation and destruction of medical documentation.

Prior Government contract work is not required to submit a response under this RFI synopsis. The intent of the project is to award a firm fixed price purchase order agreement for one base year and four possible option years with the possibility to award a single or multiple BPA based on location. The NAICS Code is 561990 and the size standard is $12 million. This notice is published to conduct market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) capable of performing the requirements to warrant a solicitation set-aside. However, all Small Business entities should be encouraged to respond. Registration may be accomplished at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/. All interested firms must be registered in VETBIZ.GOV and Verified by VA CVE and registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

Interested parties responding to this RFI shall submit the following information to Sterling.Mathews @va.gov: (1) company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number; (2) documentation relating to technical capability of performance for requirements to include references with current point of contact and phone number); (3) companies seeking preference based on being a veteran owned business concern must provide proof of registration in the VA Vet Biz.