Q--Pierre CBOC VABHHCS 4/1/2019

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice for market research purposes only to determine the availability of qualified sources capable of providing the services described below. Potential contractors are invited to provide a response via e-mail to Sandra McAnany at contact@example.gov by 10:00 AM CST on February 8. 2018. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Please clearly identify any information your company considers sensitive or proprietary. Service: Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Black Hills Healthcare System in the location of: Pierre South Dakota. The proposed CBOC services include leasing, furnishing, equipping, and staffing one CBOC and providing healthcare services to veterans. The proposed CBOC will provide services for an estimated quantity of 1132 Veteran patients. The current CBOC is operated by a contractor and is located in Pierre, South Dakota. The anticipated contract will be a re-competition for services to begin at the end of that contract, and the anticipated contract period is a base year plus four (4) one-year options, with services estimated to commence on 10/1/2018. Interested potential contractors: please provide the following information. 1) Company name, address, point of contact name, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS #. 2) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers; the largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs under NAICS code 621498 is no larger than $20.5 million average annual receipts. Is your firm eligible for participation in a small business program (Small Business, HUBZone, Small Business 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, or Other)? __ Yes, state small business program ________________________________ __ No, Large Business (over $20.5M average annual receipts). __ No, non profit. Other than small businesses are requested to respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate Small Business interest. 3) In your opinion, do you see any risk areas associated with this effort that might disrupt the CBOC? If yes, how should they be mitigated? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4) If your company were selected, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date before you could be completely set-up and begin providing services? At the current location - 0 90 days 0 120 days 0 Other ______ At a new location - 0 90 days 0 120 days 0 Other ______ 5) Please submit a brief capability statement (less than 5 pages) with enough information to demonstrate to the VA that your company can provide the services. Please state whether or not your company has experience setting up and operating a VA CBOC and whether or not you have experience with current PACT (Patient Aligned Care Team) modeled clinics. The capabilities statement request is not a Request for Quotations, Request for Proposals or Invitation for Bids, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding your company's ability to provide the services listed above. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. Submission of capabilities statement will assist our office in tailoring the requirement to be consistent with industry standards. The capabilities will be evaluated for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business Community or to conduct as an Unrestricted Procurement. 6) Provide any additional feedback that you feel is relevant (e.g., problems or any other issues experienced with similar contracts). This posting is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research.