R614--Sources Sought Shredding Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C10D25Q0145
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561990 All Other Support Services
- Place of performance
- Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States
- Points of contact
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- Carol Roth carol.roth@va.gov (385) 242-0366
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration has issued a Sources Sought notice to identify qualified vendors capable of providing onsite document destruction services at the Pittsburgh Regional Office located at the Moorhead Federal Building. The procurement falls under NAICS code 561990 (All Other Support Services) with a size standard of $16.5 million, and the government is conducting market research to assess potential sources and their size classifications for future acquisition planning. The contractor will be required to provide and maintain two 64-gallon secured shred bins with four 360-degree rotating wheels and perform regular shredding services as specified by the VA. This is strictly a market research initiative and not a formal solicitation, with no contract awards resulting from responses and no reimbursement provided to respondents. Interested parties must submit their capability statements and qualification information by 4:00 PM EST on July 31, 2025, via email to carol.roth@va.gov with submissions limited to eight pages in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
This opportunity does not include any set-aside designations and no incumbent contractors are identified in the notice. The scope of work involves shredding 24 bins of paper documents annually, averaging approximately two bins per month or per service visit. The contractor must provide specialized equipment in the form of two secured 64-gallon bins equipped with mobility wheels, with the VA retaining authority to relocate these bins within the facility as needed during the contract period. No specific budget range or award value estimates are disclosed in this preliminary market research phase. The government emphasizes that respondents will not receive evaluation feedback or notification of results, and any future solicitation will be announced separately requiring independent responses from interested vendors.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought notice only. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.
If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interest parties must response to that solicitation announcement separately. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 561990, with a size standard 16.5 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing onsite Document Destruction Services at Veterans Benefits Administration Pittsburg Regional Office located at per the (Attachment 2)Â below.
This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to (perform the services/) are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4 pm EST, (31) (July), (2025). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to carol.roth@va.gov with RFI # 36C10D25Q0145 and Shredding services in the subject line. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Interested parties should complete the below attachments 1 and 2. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the below attachments 1 and 2. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.
Attachment 1
Sources Sought Worksheet
QUALIFICATION INFORMATION:
Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________
Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________
E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________
SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #:Â ___________________________________________________
CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________
SAM Registered: (Y / N)
Other available contract vehicles applicable to this sources sought (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): __________________________________________________________________
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:
VetCert Certified SDVOSB: (Y / N)
VetCert Certified VOSB: (Y / N)
8(a): (Y / N)
HUBZone: (Y / N)
Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N)
Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N)
Small Business: (Y / N)
CAPABILITY STATEMENT:
Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the (service) as listed in Attachment 2 (with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the services outlined in the Attachment 2. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.
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Attachment 2
General Overview- Shredding Services
24 bins of paper documents will be shredded annually. This averages two (2) bins per service or 2 bins per month.
The contractor shall provide the following items and perform the related tasks as specified:
The contractor shall provide and maintain a quantity of two (2) bins - 64 gallon secured shred bins with four (4) 360-degree rotating wheels located on the bottom of each bin to be located at the VARO, Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The Veterans Benefits Administration Pittsburg Regional Office will decide the specific locations for the bins and may change these locations anytime during the period of this contract.
VBA has a requirement for onsite document destruction services within the following address:
Veterans Benefits Administration Pittsburg Regional Office
Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C10D25Q0145.docx | DOCX document |
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