Stenographer/Court Recording Services for the Marion IL VA Medical Center

This is a re-solicitation of Request for Quotations (RFQ) 36C25518Q0178 that closed February 5, 2018. That solicitation was a 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) participation only. Insufficient SDVOSB participated in that solicitation so an award could not be made. The services are therefore being re-solicited with a 100% set-aside for Small Business participation only.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, on behalf of the Marion IL VA Medical Center, anticipates the award of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) of services contract, at a fixed unit price, for the furnishing of Stenographer/Court Reporter Services. These services are being acquired in accordance with FAR part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5 - Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 561492 Support-Administrative: Stenographic, which has a size standard of 1,500 employees. Please see the attached solicitation #36C25518Q0228 for additional information regarding this requirement.

Information and Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents for this solicitation are posted with this synopsis as an attachment. Please see the attached RFQ for a Statement of Work (SOW), terms and conditions. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for posting of the solicitation package, addenda to the solicitation and any other pertinent information. Offers shall be submitted in accordance with the solicitation section E.1 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTATION SUBMISSIONS. It is important that you pay attention to and follow the instruction s section (e) Information to be provided with the offeror s quotation response.

The government anticipates awarding a contract for a base period of one (1) year with up to four (4) one (1) year option periods. Award will be best value to the Government, considering price, technical capabilities and past performance as trade-offs.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to arrive no later than five (5) days prior to the solicitation closing date. Questions must include your telephone number, fax number and point of contact and be forwarded via email to Larry Buell at larry.buell@va.gov. If you are unable to obtain a copy of the solicitation for any reason, please contact Larry Buell via e-mail to request a copy.