S208--Grounds Maintenance for Shreveport, LA VAMC

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DESCRIPTION

1. Title: Grounds Maintenance Services (Shreveport, LA VAMC)

2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77030, hereby issues the following Sources Sought to Request Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for a non-personnel services contract to provide Grounds Maintenance.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary for Grounds Maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

Government anticipates competitive, firm fixed priced single sourced contract. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety.

Government request that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement.

3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability to provide full grounds maintenance services for the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center located in Shreveport, LA.

4. Place of Performance:

Delivery Location

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center

Delivery Address

510 E. Stoner Ave, Shreveport, LA 71101

5. Responses Requested: The NCO 16 requires all the following information and questions answered 5a through 5k in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that are not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research.

a. The representative conducting the inspections expect present full capabilities to perform this work. Do you have qualified personnel and certifications to perform these services?

b. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to meet the government requirements as specified within the Statement of Work?

c. Do you (contractor) possess the capability to provide services during the normal working hours listed in the of the Draft SOW?

d. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

d. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications.

e. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 561730?

f. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

g. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

h. Contractors shall provide an estimated industry pricing for services, as well as for certification related qualifications or state certifications for market research and budgetary purpose. These certifications are specified in section 1.5.6.

i. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items being researched above, allowing for services, supply procurement and full SOW compliance? Please provide authorized distributor letter or any such supporting documentation from original equipment manufacturer (OEM), if applicable. These specifications are identified in Part 4 of the Draft SOW.

j. Information for the product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available? This is relevant to any and all replacement parts for certification repairs.

k. For the services required, is your company available under any;

Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC)

General Services Administration Schedules (GSA)

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

Blanket Ordering Agreements (BPO)

If so, please provide the contract number.

6. Opportunity: The NCO 16, is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide this service. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR REQUEST INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the NCO 16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractor shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives.

7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by December 13, 2024, at 16:30 (CST) via email to LeKisha.Douglas@va.gov

All Questions shall be submitted by December 09, 2024 at 1630(CST) via email to LeKisha.Douglas@va.gov.

Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted.

Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible.

This a New Requirement.

The subject line shall read: 36C25625Q0229 -RFI-Sources Sought- Grounds Maintenance Services for Overton Brooks VAMC, Shreveport, LA. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(k).

Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by NCO 16 as "market research" and will not be released outside of the NCO 16 Purchasing and Contract Team.

This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://beta.sam.gov/) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ.

8. Contact Information:

Contracting Officer, Le Kisha Douglas, MPA

Email address: LeKisha.Douglas@va.gov

Your responses to this notice are appreciated.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.