55--Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant Wood Chip Fuel

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT request for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The information gathered from market research will be used in the set-aside determination for the future solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10 is seeking sources to provide Wood Chip Fuel for the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center located at 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek, Michigan 49037. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 321113 (Size Standard: 500 Employees). The Contractor shall provide labor, materials, and equipment to furnish and deliver wood chips in accordance with the draft Statement of Work attached. The Government anticipates award of an Indefinite Delivery type contract with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from a future solicitation. The proposed contract period will consist of a 12-month base period with two 12-month option periods. Contractors that are interested in meeting this requirement are asked to submit the following information: Company Name Company Address DUNS Number Company POC Name Company POC Phone Company POC Email Business Size/Type under NAICS 321113 Are you the manufacturer or distributor/reseller of wood chips? What level of subcontracting (if any) would you utilize? GSA Contract Number (if applicable) Additional information: All contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for service-disabled veteran-owned small business status or veteran-owned small business status must be registered with the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB. Responses due to Jeffrey Rozema, Contract Specialist, by Friday, November 29, 2019 at 4 PM Eastern Time. Please e-mail all responses to [email protected].