Page 2 of 2 THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work. The NAICS for this requirement is 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 3:00 PM PDT on Monday, September 18, 2017 by providing the following information via email only to Ms. Jenny Peters at
[email protected]. (a) Company Name Address Point of contact Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact DUNS number Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business(SDVOSB), Veteran-owned small business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business). GSA contract, if any Subcontractor company name and address, if any A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 and the attached draft copy of the statement of work. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar supplies/services to that described in paragraph 5. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Furthermore, SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows: (1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVOSB contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Scope of Work The Contractor shall furnish all qualified personnel, labor, supplies, parts, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision and other non-personal services necessary to provide professional water treatment services that include: inspection, chemical analysis, testing, treatment, and the use of solid blend technologies providing green solid water treatment chemicals and test kits, associated with scale, corrosion, fouling and microbiological growth. This also includes all work associated with new dissolver dispensing systems, controls and chemical pumps needed in accordance with the manufactures flow rate, along with any and all maintenance and related services for the systems, controls and pumps that will remain under the ownership of the contractor. See attached draft copy of the Statement of Work. These services shall be performed at VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. The period of performance is anticipated to begin on October 25, 2017 for a period of one (1) year with four (4) one-year option periods. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can perform the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--