V--Relocation of AV Equipment

Sources Sought: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for proposal. There will not be a solicitation issued at this time. The Department of Veterans' Affairs, Service Area Office East (SAO East), is conducting market research for the relocation of training audio/visual equipment to be uninstalled; moved and re-installed at a new location in Kansas. The intent is to award a Firm Fixed Price contract via FedBid. The specifics are as follows: The need is to remove existing AV equipment located in rooms C146 and C246, of the Health Resource Center, 3401 SW 21st ST, Building 9, Topeka, KS 66604 and install the equipment in rooms 107 and 108, at 1131 SW Winding Road, Topeka, KS 66614. The contractor will price all of the removal and installations of the A/V equipment from Bldg. 9 to the leased space at 1131 SW Winding Road. The A/V equipment in both rooms is essentially the same type of equipment and consists of the following: a. Panasonic VHS/DVD player b. Sherwood AM/FM Stereo Receiver Model RX4100 c. HDMI output Converge AV d. UHF receiver e. Splitter in the Instructor desk of overhead projector f. Splitter in the podium-Dual port VGA video splitter-Model Star Tech ST22lmx g. One podium with electrical distribution strip h. 4 overhead speakers i. One flat screen TV with mount approximately 47" j. Interconnecting cables k. Overhead projector and mount. l. Electrical overhead screen, surface ceiling mounted The relocation of this equipment will tentatively start around the middle to end of September 2012 and should be completed within 10 working days. The contractor will provide complete and operational A/V systems at the leased site upon completion of the move. If existing cabling is not capable of being used, provide new cabling as needed. This notice is published to conduct market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) capable of performing the requirements to warrant a solicitation set-aside. It is required that interested parties register in the US Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Biz database and MUST BE CVE CERTIFIED. Registration may be accomplished at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ . Interested parties responding to this sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum: company name and address, point of contact with phone number and email address, NACIS code, DUNS number and proof of CVE Certification in the VA Vet Biz website. The response date to this Sources Sought notice is Aug 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if a SDVOSB or VOSB set-aside is appropriate. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are to be sent directly to the Contracting Officer [email protected] .