Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 **This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research purposes and not for solicitation.** Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 6) is issuing a Sources Sought Notice 36C24625Q0041 in accordance with FAR15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Performance Work Statement, Statement of Work and/or other contract requirements before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) or Request for Quotes (RFQ). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. You will find the Performance Work Statement which describes the requirement market research is being conducted for. SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: W. G. Hefner Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Ave. Salisbury, NC 28144 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base Year October 1, 2024, thru September 30, 2025 Opt. Year 1 October 1, 2025, thru September 30, 2026 Opt. Year 2 October 1, 2026, thru September 30, 2027 ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS: There are no drawings or specifications required. SPECIFICATIONS FOR GUARANTEE PERIOD SERVICES: Planned maintenance to be performed every third Thursday of the month at 4:00 a.m. CONTRACTOR TRADE: A professional mechanical contractor will bid as prime contractor. SECURITY: The C&A requirements do not apply. This acquisition does not require services that involve connection of one or more contractor-owned IT devices (such as a laptop computer or remote connection from a contractor system) to a VA internal trusted (i.e., non-public) network. A Security Accreditation Package is not required. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Monthly maintenance of IG grease traps in building 2,3,6 and 42 Quarterly maintenance of OG grease trap outside of building 5 Maintenance to be performed the Third (3rd) Thursday of each month @ 4:00 a.m. EQUIPMENT LIST: N/A SMALL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a soliciation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C.8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) firms registered in the U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. The following NAICS code: 562998, All Other Miscellaneous Waste Mangement Services and PRODUCT SERVICE (PSC) code: J045, Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment-Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment being used to identify small business concerns. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING: Interested companies can respond, via email to Monique Cordero at monique.cordero@va,gov , with h the following information: (1) Company point of Contact, include name, title, phone number and email address, (2) Company name, DUNS number, small business/socioeconomic status of the company, and address of the applicable office, (3) Any relevant certifications and/or licenses, information or capabilities statement. Additional information may be requested by the Contacting Officer at a later point in time. POINT OF CONTACT: Department Of Veterans Affairs VA Health Administration Monique Cordero, Contracting Specialist Services/Supply Team 4 Network Contracting Office (NCO 06) Regional Procurement Office East (RPO-East) Monique.cordero@va.gov DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: This notice will close on Wednesday, Sept. 25,2024 at 4:00pm EST. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: A potential source, for the purpose of this notice, is considered to be any company meeting the following requirements. Some of the below requirements may be modified prior to release of soliciation. The potential source would meet the requirements of the relevant Limitations on Subcontracting clauses of the FAR. The potential source is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov, as whichever entity/office that would receive awards in the event of a soliciation. The potential source is registered in the U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert), if applicable. (This is only applicable to firms meeting the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and VA requirements for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-owned Small Business (VOSB) programs). The potential source has favorable (satisfactory) past performance for federal contracts, if applicable, as documented in Government databases, including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPRIRS), where applicable. The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time.