H346--VISN 22 SPS Water Testing

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. Responses to this sources sought notice 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 businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. The Veteran s Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking a contractor to provide water testing services for Medical Centers throughout the South Western United States. The prospective contractor must be certified by the EPA or the state to analyze drinking water samples for compliance monitoring, and be able to: 1. Provide monthly testing of utility and critical water at VA Medical Centers at the following locations: VA Long Beach Healthcare System, 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357 VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 VA Phoenix Healthcare System, 50 E Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85012 VA Tucson Healthcare System, 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723 VA Prescott Healthcare System, 500 N. State Highway 89, Prescott, AZ 86313 VA Albuquerque Healthcare System, 1501 San Pedro Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 2. Provide reports in accordance with customer specified formats for the following areas: Bacteria Endotoxin Total Organic Carbon pH Hardness Ionic Contaminants 3. Provide recommendations for any findings outside of specified parameters If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 541380 Testing Laboratories? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. 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 VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541380 ($16.5 Million). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov . Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 6/9/2021 10:00 AM PDT. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.