V231--Off-Site Student Lodging (VA-19-00036394)

The purpose of this RFI, is identify SDVOSB, VOSB, or other small businesses capable and interested in supporting a future VA Lodging requirement.

Description:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Law Enforcement Training Center (VA LETC) provides training to federal police officers working in health care or services-oriented environments. Students who travel to the VA LETC facility for training are provided lodging and meals. The VA LETC requires a lodging management service to obtain acceptable overflow lodging for students at a fixed fee (Per room), for up to 300 students within a 12-mile radius of the VA LETC Training Center located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114. The Government anticipated a need for 35,000 room-nights per year.

Service/rooms Specifications:

Single Occupancy

Telephone Service for Local Calls

Iron & Ironing Board

Television W/Remote

Coffee Pot

Microwave

Refrigerator

Daily Housekeeping Services

Laundry on Premises

Complimentary Internet Access

Complimentary Parking

Responses:

If interested in responding to an official solicitation, for the above services, please provide:

Your Company name, DUNS, (POC), Socioeconomic Status. If SDVOSB, please provide events of verification.

The government is considering using NAICS (721199 or 561599). Please provide your suggested NAICS and any rationale.

Up to two-page capability statement (include any info on past contracts).

Please provide Market Research/ROM Pricing (Per room Pricing), based upon the above specifications (Assume a Base plus Four Options).

Email all responses to Dante.Ruiz@va.gov by February 18, 2020 by 4:30PM ET.

Disclaimer:

The Government is collecting this information for Market Research purposes only. Your response to this RFI, does not guarantee a contract or ability to compete for a contract.

52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: [Market Research ONLY].

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