56--LANDSCAPING MATERIALS FOR PARKING LOT ***SOURCES SOUGHT***

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. The Dorn VAMC, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC is seeking vendors to deliver approximately 300 tons of ½ inch crush and run rock for Parking Lot 2E parking lot extension (BERM). Rock is to be delivered and dumped at the location near the parking area. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this sources sought including, commercial market information. Questions will not be entertained at this time. Respond only to the requested information and questions 1-9 below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8 (a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 213321, Construction Sand and Gravel Mining. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. 1) Is your business large or small? 2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? 3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act? 4) Is your firm a certified HUBZone firm? 5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? 6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or veteran owned small business? 7) Include the DUNS number of your firm. 8) Is your firm registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at heep://www.ccr.gov or VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov? 9) If not, please register. NOTE: No award can be made to a contractor who is not registered in CCR. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide the afore-mentioned service should respond to this announcement via email to Daniel Jaramillo, contact@example.gov no later than May 15, 2015 4:00p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, POC phone number/email address, DUNS number and capability statement for the services as stated above. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, OR "SOURCES SOUGHT," SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR OFFERS. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.