R--San Francisco Pre-Planning and IOT&A Services

PRE-solicitation Notice 100% SDVOSB SET ASIDE This is a PRE-solicitation notice that the Veterans Health Administration intends to solicit offers to provide activation pre-planning and IOT&A services for the activation of the new San Francisco Health Care System facility. Please reference the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for specific project information and requirements. This requirement will be set-aside 100% for service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). To be eligible for an SDVOSB set aside under VA s Veterans First Contracting Program, SDVOSBs must 1) be verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as SDVOSB (see https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ for details), and 2) meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541614. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on www.fbo.gov for download on or about August 3, 2017. Potential offerors are advised that there may be truncated response time on the solicitation that will follow this pre-solicitation. Anticipated closing date of the solicitation will be August 31, 2017. Solicitation posting and closing dates are subject to change as necessary and amendments will be issued as accordingly. Technical Questions. Potential offerors are encouraged to submit questions regarding the project s requirements as of the date of the posting this pre-solicitation notice through a date that will be identified in the solicitation. All questions must be submitted electronically to [email protected] and [email protected]. It is anticipated the question and answer period will end one week after the solicitation posting date. Potential offerors are encouraged to review the attached PWS and exhibits and submit their questions as early as possible. It is anticipated that the PWS is substantially finalized as posted (see NOTE below). However, changes may be made as a result of the questions posed by potential offerors. The government intends to conduct trade-offs to determine best value for this award. Evaluation criteria will be based on the following listed in order of importance: Technical (to be announced at the time of solicitation posting or sooner as an amendment to this pre-solicitation notice if possible) Past Performance Price When combined, technical and past performance criteria are significantly more important than price. Any questions for this PRE-solicitation should be sent via E-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]. No telephone requests/questions will be accepted. This PRE-solicitation notice does not constitute a request for proposals. *See attached document: San Francisco Pre-Planning and IOT&A Performance Work Statement (PWS)