J--MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF CHILLERS

This is a sources sought notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals at this stage. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan, Puerto Rico is conducting market research to identify potential sources for a contract on Preventive Maintenance and Repair of twelve (12) chillers located at the San Juan VA Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico as follows: " Two (2) CVHE500 Trane EarthWise Cen Tra Vac Watter Chiller with Adaptive Controls " Two (2) CVHE570 Trane EarthWise Cen Tra Vac Water Chiller with Adaptive Controls and Compressors VFD " Two (2) Trane Model CGAM - 90 Tons " One (1) Trane CVHF4280 Cen Tra Vac Water Chiller " One (1) Trane CVHF1470 EarthWise Cen Tra Vac Water Chiller with Adaptive Control " One (1) Trane CVHF1470 Earthwise Cen Tra Vac Water Chiller with Adaptive Control " One (1) Trane CVHF360 Cen Tra Vac Water Chiller " Two (2) York YKESESQ6-CNGS Centrifugal Chillers The awardee shall furnish all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform previously mentioned work. The anticipated period of performance is from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 as a base period and four-option periods, as per Government determination. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 811310. The Small Business Size Standard is $7 million. Interested parties should respond to the Contracting Officer, America Quinones-Gonzalez by e mail at contact@example.gov or, contact@example.gov. Interested parties shall provide the following information/documentation for Government Evaluation: Points of Contact with names and current telephone numbers for Past Performance verification, Time (Years/Months) in business on same contract services, Company profile, including the name of the business, complete contact information, business size and socioeconomic category, such as: Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, 8 (a) Small Business, CCR, VetBiz, ORCA or any certification and/or registrations required by the Federal Government. Interested parties are reminded that to qualify as a Small Business under any of the above socioeconomic categories, in the event a set aside is done for any of these small business categories; Services (except construction). At least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern (FAR 52.219-14-Limitations on Subcontracting). Interested parties shall be prepared to demonstrate how this requirement will be met, as meeting this requirement will be evaluated in determining the successful offeror once a solicitation is issued. Small business concerns should not claim eligibility for any given set-aside if they cannot meet the cost of personnel requirement for that set-aside. Due date for submission of company capabilities and experience in same or similar contracts is Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. This Sources Sought Notice is to assist the VA in identifying an appropriate acquisition strategy only. A solicitation package is not available at this time, but the Performance Work Statement is available upon request via e-mail too. Once a solicitation is issued, the same will be announced/posted in this website (Federal Business Opportunities-FBO) with sufficient time for all interested parties to respond accordingly. Interested parties shall respond to the solicitation, addressing each of the evaluation factors and/or Performance Work Statement; in order to be considered for award. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded from this announcement.