SOURCE SOUGHT DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources to provide natural gas, in Augusta GA. Vendor shall have the skills and capabilities necessary to perform/provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including, commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to
[email protected]. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVO), Hub-zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman-owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 221210 Natural Gas Distribution. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on this website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Statement of Work: Vendor is to provide sufficient quantities of uninterruptible natural gas to Fisher House, Seamless Transition and Whitney Street Locations. Vendor will provide all required metering for billing purpose and appropriate pressure regulators as to ensure adequate pressure to meet the system needs for each location listed. Vendor is to bill in the arrears monthly. All invoices shall be invoice according to separate location and be received not later than 2 weeks before due date. Bills to adjust based on consumption. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description that shows your company can provide natural gas as stated in the Statement of Work. Include past experience in performing these services for the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private medical facility. Please specify your availability to start date. Please indicate your address (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in CCR and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Point of Contact(s): Iridious T. Ruise 706-733-0188 x 1130 Responses must be emailed to
[email protected] no later than 1:00pm EST, 26 June 2011. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.