Sources Sought Notice (SSN) Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO16) This SSN is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP). Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this SSN. Your response to this SSN will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this SSN. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this SSN. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 561790 with a size standard of $9M and Product Service Code (PSC) of J079. SCOPE The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to provide equipment to clean grill hoods and fans for CAVHS location of buildings on the Fort Roots campus of 76, 170, 202 and building on JLM Medical campus of building 1. GENERAL GUIDANCE Clean cleaning services to clean the vent hoods and fans of grease and dirt as prescribed below in the general requirements section. This equipment is located at the Fort Roots campus in North Little Rock and at JLM Medical Centers. WORK HOURS: All work pertaining to this contract will need to be performed Monday thru Friday unless a Federal Holiday falls on one of these days. The time frame will be whatever is needed to work around the different service schedule. Most of the work could be done between 7pm to 12am. This work timeframe is outside the normal hours of operations and must be coordinated on the days listed above unless unique situations arrive and prior approval between the contractor and CAVHS parties involved is agreed upon. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The contractor will provide all cleaning supplies and equipment needed to perform their duties. The following are the required equipment: Cover the equipment below the hood The contractor shall provide all equipment and adhere to all VA and Infectious Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) guidelines and regulations. All disposal costs and fees for debris removal will be the contractor s responsibility. Site shall always be kept clean and free from debris and contractor shall remove debris daily from the health care system property. Contractor will not be allowed to use Government tools, materials, and/or labor for this project. EQUIPMENT TO BE CLEANED Building 76 (3) Hoods Brand: Gaylord Gaylord Unknown Model: BDL-DS-MA-WA BDL-DS-MA-WA SWIM Serial Number: 1047G1SW-2A 1047G1SW-2B SW-708-3 Building 76 (3) Fans Brand: Trane Trane Unknown Model: 365L 365L Unknown Building 170 (4) Hoods Brand: Captive-Aire System Unknown Unknown Unknown Model: 6024R Unknown Unknown Unknown Building 170 (1) Fan Brand: Greenheck Model: 22 SWB 75 Serial Number: 630578 Building 202 (5) Hoods Hood #1: Oven Hood Line Hood #2: Oven Hood Line Hood #3: Oven Hood Line Hood #4: Griddle Hood Line Hood #5: Grill Hood Brand: Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Model: 5424 ND-2 5424 ND-2 5424 ND-2 5424 ND-2 6024 ND-2 Building 202 (3) Fans Fan #1: Oven Fan Fan #2: Griddle Fan Fan #3 Grill Fan Brand: Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Captive-Aire System Model: DU180HFA NCA24FA DU180HFA The following information is requested in a response to this SSN: General Company Information: Name of Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Email Address: Company Website (if available): SAM Unique Entity Identifier Number: Commercial & Government Entity (CAGE) Number: Business Type (Socio-economic status as it relates to 561790). Please ensure the System for Award Management (SAM sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. Please put a check mark or X next to the type of business you are below: Large 8(a) HubZone Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Woman Owned Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Veteran Owned Small Business ***Note: All Veteran Owned Businesses must be registered in SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) to be considered a Veteran Owned Business. Socioeconomic status (whether Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VSOB), Hubzone, 8(a), Woman Owned, Small Disadvantaged, etc.). If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. *** Is this product available under a federal supply schedule (GSA)? If yes, please provide the contract number. How long has your company provided these products and/or services? Does your company directly provide this product? Provide information for any current or past VA contracts for these products and/or services. Proposed NAICS code (if different from above) Proposed PSC code (if different from above). All responses to this Sources Sought Notice should be emailed to carmyn.williams@va.gov. All responses are due by noon on Wednesday, 06 August 2024.
