This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB-Zone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Contractor shall provide a minimum of three (3) references describing performance listed Performance Work Statement. Description: The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 is seeking a contractor that shall meet requirements listed below for consulting services to Veteran Integrated Service Network 2. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type of contract with an anticipated performance period of base plus four (4) option year periods. Contractor shall provide a detailed review of operational efficiency, effectiveness, quality, safety and value in selected programs/services to determine opportunities to improve process, quality monitoring & management; enhance standardization and track outcomes & improvements. Designated programs/services may include but are not limited to, Biomedical, Engineering, Pharmacy, Lab, & Imaging, as well as selected diverse programs/services relating to Medical Risk Management such as peer review, water management and Real Time Locator System (RTLS) preparedness. Specialized consultative services are requested for these 6 designated Programs/Services: 1. Engineering (critical utility system program management), Construction Management, Construction Safety and Facility Safety 2. Biomedical engineering including sterile processing of critical and semi-critical re-usable medical equipment. 3. Water Management (Legionella Prevention & Management) 4. High Tech / High Cost (Pharmacy, Laboratory & Imagining) - quality management system review 5. Medical Peer Review and regulatory compliance programs 6. A six (6) month (minimum) mentoring program for selected VAMC leadership. This program/service review will survey our current state and help identify operational gaps and define the future state based upon VA requirements and industry benchmarks to strengthen the VA's commitment to providing world class HealthCare to America's Veterans. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990 (size standard to be considered small business is $15.0M). Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail, mail or ground carrier to: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, VA HVHCS FDR Campus, 2094 Albany Post Rd, Bldg. 29, RM 305, Box 29-2, Montrose, NY 10548-0100 or by e-mail to
[email protected]. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Jarrod Bowsky, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than 5:00pm am Eastern Standard Time on Monday August 19, 2016.