Page 1 of 4 Amendment to Previous Request for Information: DRAFT SOW AND ATTACHMENTS Responses to Questions: Q&A: 1) Do drawings exist for the granite monuments you seek stating the size and dimensions? All of the drawings posted to FBO pertain to the inscription work, and do not indicate the type or size for the manufacturing of the monuments. Are they ordinary W1 s, for example? Answer 1: Yes, drawings do exist for the granite monuments. Please see the attached Draft Statement of Work and Attachments. 2) Are these monuments to be provided with inscriptions, or will the monuments be blank? Answer 2: Yes, inscription will need to be provided, please see the attached Draft Statement of Work and Attachments. 3)   Will the installation of the monuments be required? Answer 3: Installation will not be required. 4)   Are these monuments expected to be ordered all at once, or on an as needed basis? Answer 4: All of the monuments may not be ordered all at once. I. Introduction: This is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this sources sought announcement. NCA is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. II. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is evaluating the market to determine if there are vendors with the capacity to provide NCA with Special Group Monuments for burials at Arlington National Cemetery. III. Requirements: Granite upright group memorial and base, site 12-490 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-9712 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-10127 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-10925 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-10933 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-10971 Granite upright group memorial and base, site 60-11032 Granite upright group memorial and base, site1 60-11037 IV. Submittal Information: Responses will assist in determining the acquisition strategy used for this procurement. Please provide information if, you are a small business manufacturer for a possible set aside. If enough responsible and capable Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) respond, the acquisition strategy will most likely be a SDVOSB or VSOB set-aside; therefore, interested vendors who are responsible and capable of performing the work are strongly encouraged to respond by the date specified. At this time no acquisition strategy has been decided. The following Information must be provided in response to this RFI: Please include: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Telephone Number, and e-mail Address. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements. Please respond to the following question: Are you a registered and verified vendor on VetBiz? When does your VetBiz registration expire? Are you a manufacturer of granite group monuments (Yes or No response, please)? If so, provide verification of your manufacturing abilities. Please identify if your company is a distributor, reseller or wholesaler? If, you are a distributor, reseller or wholesaler what percentage of the work will you perform? B. Capabilities / Qualifications A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. Specify any joint ventures or teaming arrangements and how those arrangements will impact the structure of services their company can provide by each company. Please specify the percentage of work that each company will perform. Specifically identify the percentage of work being accomplished as a reseller, distributor, and wholesaler. The submission must identify this information in order to be considered. If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant Special Item Numbers (SINS) applicable to this requirement. The Point of Contact (POC) for this RFI is: Antionette Collins-Somerville National Cemetery Administration 75 Barrett Heights Road, Suite 309 Stafford, VA 22556 Please submit electronic responses (via email) to Antionette Collins-Somerville at
[email protected] no later than 12:00 PM EST on Monday December 13, 2016. Disclaimer THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality, No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).