Q301--Currently working on sources sought notice; should be issued NLT 1/26/2021

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS - The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Contractor shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. The NAICS code is 541380 (Size Standard: $16.5M) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing the items below: To provide laboratory environmental microbiology testing of surface samples and glove fingertip (GFT) samples as required by United State Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC). The Downtown Division is located at 950 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30901. The company will supply CNVAMC with Trypticase Soy Agar (TSA) contact plates with lecithin and polysorbate 80 to conduct surface sampling and GFT sampling as needed by the Medical Center. The Medical Center will decide the amount of plates that are to be sent at one time by the lab. Surface sampling will be conducted monthly and GFT sampling will be conducted every 6 months and on an as needed basis. GFT samples will only be tested for total microbial counts. Species identification is not required. The total colony count will be reported. The laboratory must be certified by the AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program (AIHA-LAP) for environmental microbiology. Potential offerors having the skills, experience, professional qualifications, and capabilities necessary to perform the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via e-mail. The Capability statements shall not exceed three (3) pages and must include the following: 1) Company name and Point of Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, web-site, etc.); 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUB Zone, SDVOSB, etc.); and (4) Familiarity and product knowledge. Responses are due no later than 1200 EST, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, and shall be electronically submitted to: contact@example.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.