Z1DA--RFQ - albany 3RD party witness annual elevator safety tests

Action Code: This is a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE.

Date: 02/28/2023

Contracting Office Address:

James J. Peters

Bronx VA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10468

Classification Code: This procurement is classified as Z1DA Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries.

Important: This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation notice required by FAR 5.2- Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions in preparation for release of the Request for Quote (RFQ) at a later date.

Description: The RFQ is planned to be issued in March 2023. The Proposal due date is tentatively planned for March 20, 2023. The North American Industry Code Standard (NAICS) is 541350 Building Inspection Services, and the annual size standard is $10 Million. The planned procurement method is 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside, Request For Quote (RFQ). The solicitation utilizes source selection procedure using best value, which requires Quoters to submit a non-price proposal that includes past performance, experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government.

The resulting contract is planned to be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. The contract terms will be a base period with four 12-month options.

This procurement is to provide all labor, materials, and travel to perform annual

3rd Party Witnessing of Elevator Cat-1 & Cat-5 Inspections at the Albany Veterans Affairs.

Contractor will provide an ASME QEI certified inspector.

The procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award a single contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFQ, will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the best value, price and non-price factors, comparative analysis may be utilized for the source selection process.

Quoters are advised award may be made without discussions. Therefore, the Quoters should submit proposals which contain their best terms.

Set-Aside Status: The proposed contract is Total 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Prospective Quoters must be certified in SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert), Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) in order to participate in this solicitation.

Additional Details:

THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO

HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. Quoters can view and/or download the RFQ and attachments at SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities when the RFQ is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Vendors List at sam.gov. This will be the only method of amendment distribution; therefore, it is the OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION.

Prospective Quoters MUST register themselves on the website. Prospective Quoters must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement.