No phone calls. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time.
This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of services to provide for all management, labor, transportation, tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide treatment and testing of the domestic water treatment in Building 50 at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System per this notice under NAICS 325612 (Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing). Small business size standard is 900 employees. Product Service Code (PSC) is J065 (Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Medical, Dental, And Veterinary Equipment And Supplies).
BACKGROUND:
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time.
Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23 is not at this time seeking offers and will not accept unsolicited offers.
Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense.
Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term “offeror” is used in this notice, your respective organization’s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources capable of providing services to to provide for all management, labor, transportation, tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide treatment and testing of the domestic water within the Iowa City VA Facility in Building 50. The facility is located at 601 Hwy 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:
The Contractor shall provide services for all management, labor, transportation, tools, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide treatment and testing of the domestic water in Building 50 at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. The building has been under construction and water treatment is essential, due to stagnant water lines, to prevent issues like corrosion, scaling, and microbial growth which can lead to reduced efficiency and health risks to staff, visitors and patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning recommend the water testing/treatment.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
Department of Veteran Affairs
Iowa City VA Medical Center
601 HWY 6 West
Iowa City, IA 52246
POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK:
See attached Statement of Work (SOW)
POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:
See attached Statement of Work (SOW)
SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES:
Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 07/31/2025 to:
Becky De Los Santos
Contracting Officer
E-mail: becky.delossantos@va.gov
Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list:
- Name of offeror
- Address of offeror
- DUNS Number of offeror
- Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail of offeror
- Whether or not vendor is SDVOSB or VOSB; SDVOSB and VOSB will be verified through Vet Biz at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov.
- Whether or not vendor has General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract; if so, please provide GSA FSS contract number
- certifications and licensure that its applicable staff holds
