J--REPLACE HEAT EXCHANGER ASHEVILLE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Asheville, North Carolina has a requirement for the Replacement of Heat Exchanger at MICU York Chiller. Offered equipment must be compatible with existing equipment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333415; size standard is 750 employees. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. The following is submitted as a draft SOW only and is subject to change if the requirement should go to solicitation: DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK Replace Heat Exchanger at MICU York Chiller 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 1.1. Contractor shall provide all transportation, material hardware and parts, tools, specialized equipment, labor, supervision and technical expertise to replace damaged heat exchanger at MICU air cooled chiller, Building 47, VAMC Asheville NC. 2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: 2.1. Work shall include the following: " Lock out and tag out electrical circuit on chiller. " Removal of the inoperable heat exchanger and appropriate disposal. " Provision and installation of a new heat exchanger/cooler. " Reuse of insulated heaters for freeze protection. " Provision of necessary pipe and fittings to connect to chill water circuit. " Pressure and leak test piping connections. " Start up and check out heat exchanger and chiller. " Clean up and remove all debris. " Upon completion of job, notify the COR for inspection and acceptance all accomplished work. " Provide the COR all documentation and warranty information concerning installed components/equipment and work accomplished. " Ensure all invoicing documents are submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in the formal contract. 2.2. Work is being completed in a hospital environment. The Contractor must take all precautions to ensure all tools and materials are under continuous observation and accountability. At no time will tools be left unattended or unsecured. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com ), list of available compatible products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification (if a brand name product is intended for offer should the requirement go to solicitation). (1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees; (2) Type of small business a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business b. Veteran Owned Small Business c. Small Disadvantaged d. HubZone e. Woman Owned f. Small Business Responses to this notice should be published to eBuy or emailed to Contracting Officer at email address: contact@example.gov by the due date indicated. Responses must be received no later than 4:00PM EDT, December 2, 2014. Telephone responses and/or hard copy mail responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.