Page 2 of 2 Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 2 Network Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract for Stratton VA Albany, New York. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a firm fixed-price equipment retrofit contract with only one source; Eastern Heating and Cooling Inc., 880 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207 under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source. Places of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs Stratton VA Oncology Unit 113 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12208 Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Special Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of retrofitting Automated Logic based building control system at Stratton VA, Albany, New York. General Requirements To retrofit the controls for one air handing unit servicing our Oncology clean room suite. The contractor shall install Automated Logic controls Direct Digital Control controls for the Oncology mixing room Air Handler Unit 1-9A and all associated HVAC equipment. The components must all be of the same manufacturer/brand Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: 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. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238220 ($19 Million). Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 10 calendar days from the date of the publication of this Special Notice. All information is to be submitted via e-mail to: Zachary.whiting2@va.gov
