V231--VA Resident Housing for Martinez and Sacramento, CA Temporary, Full-service Hotel Accommodations

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

No Solicitation is currently available.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 721110, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, and the small business size standard is $35 Million. We anticipate using an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of five years from the date of award.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is soliciting information from contractors that can provide VA Resident Housing for Martinez and Sacramento, CA Temporary, Full-service Hotel Accommodations. A draft of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached to this notice.

Brief Description of Services

The VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) has external agreements with educational affiliates to support Health Professional Trainees (HPTs) and allow them to provide clinical rotations throughout our healthcare system. HPT rotations occur at an average of a three-month rotation per resident and/or fellow. Currently, two or more HPTs from different services may rotate simultaneously at the following VA locations: Mather (Sacramento VA Medical Center) and Martinez to date. VANCHCS is looking to expand rotations and housing throughout the remaining locations over the course of the contract. To fulfill this requirement, the Contractor shall provide temporary full-service hotel accommodations in a facility that is properly furnished and equipped for such long-term stays as further defined within this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

***Location: The hotel(s) shall be located within 10 miles of VANCHCS locations as measured by Google Maps, using non-toll roads.

Period of Performance (POP): 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 plus four option years. (Estimated)

All interested contractors must respond by email to Angela.Gerlitzki@va.gov no later than 10:00 A.M. CST on January 27, 2023.

Please answer the following questions when responding:

What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.)

a. If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered in Vendor Information Pages (VIP)?

https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/

Provide Company s legal name along with DUNS and/or UEI.

Capabilities Statement

List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.

Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). If plan on subcontracting, demonstrate that you will meet the limitations on subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 for Small Businesses; VAAR 852.219-74 for SDVOSB/VOSB.

GSA Contract Number, if applicable.

Fill out the price estimate on the attached price schedule (for the base year and all four option years, only fill out the unit price column O).

Solicitation number 36C26123Q0282 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.

The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.

This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-7) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source.

Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/

SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of quote submission

and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/