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R799--CRITICAL INCIDENT TEAM - PUBLIC HEALTH NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE (PHNPO)
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This sources sought notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through Network Contracting Office 21 is a pre-solicitation market research initiative aimed at identifying qualified contractors to provide Critical Incident Team services at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California. The requirement is for administrative and general management consulting services under NAICS code 541611 with a small business size standard of $24.5 million in annual receipts, and the government anticipates setting aside this acquisition for a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The notice is not a solicitation or binding commitment; no contract will result directly from responses, and the government will not pay for submitted information. Interested parties must respond by email to Kulvinder Brar at kulvinder.brar@va.gov no later than 3:00 P.M. PST on July 2, 2026, referencing RFQ number 36C26126Q0813. Responses must include the company’s legal name and Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, socioeconomic status (particularly if claiming SDVOSB or VOSB status with SBA verification), primary point of contact, a detailed capability statement, experience performing similar services, copies of comparable government and commercial projects, and specific responses regarding subcontracting plans under FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27, including the percentage of personnel costs intended to be performed by the prime contractor versus subcontractors. The services to be performed involve supporting public health surveillance, rapid response to bioterrorism or disease outbreaks, and epidemiological investigations through an interdisciplinary team of professionals including project managers, laboratory technicians, field technicians, analysts, biologists, and chemists. Performance is primarily located at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System with potential travel to other VA facilities nationwide. Key contractual obligations include mandatory compliance with FISMA, HIPAA, CLIA, NIST, and VAAR regulations, execution of a VA-approved Business Associate Agreement, and adherence to the VHA Look-Back Program Operations Manual. Contractors must use VA-provided Dell Optiplex 9010 desktops and submit invoices electronically through the Tungsten Network system, as required by VAAR 852.232-72. All respondents must maintain active SAM registration, and failure to answer all nine required items will render a response non-responsive. A draft Performance Work Statement provides further detail on expected deliverables
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VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USASet-Aside
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Page 1 of 7 DESCRIPTION THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for Critical Incident Team Service (7 FTEs) for VA Palo Alto Health Care System with location in Palo Alto, California. Please note that this Request for Information (RFI) is for information only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement are invited to submit information describing their capability to provide the required services. The government anticipates this requirement being an SDVOSB set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541611, Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services, and the small business size standard is $24.5 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is soliciting information from contractors that can provide Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services for VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. Brief Description of Services See attached Draft PWS. Capability Statement All interested contractors must respond by email to Kulvinder.brar@va.gov before 3:00 P.M. PST on July 2, 2026. Please answer the following questions when responding: What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.) a. If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered with the Small Business Administration? Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)
Provide Company s legal name along with Unique Entity ID (SAM) number.
Primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address.
Capabilities Statement.
Describe experience in providing Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services as described in the Draft PWS.
List other Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.
As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html
7a. Of the service actions listed above, which one(s) will your company perform as the prime contractor using its own personnel without subcontracting?
7b. With respect to the service actions listed above, which action(s) do you intend on subcontracting or using other than your company s own personnel?
7c. Of those services that will be performed, approximately what percentage will be paid to the subcontractor(s)?
GSA Contract Number, if applicable.
Fill out the price estimate (Base plus 4 Option Years) attached to this announcement titled Section B Schedule of Services.
*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-9) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source. RFQ number 36C26126Q0813 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement. Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of submission and verified at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)
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