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Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation, or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI.Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs thatyou incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. Please find the attached Performance Work Statement. Please provide your technical response and limit your response to 10 pages. Description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate conformance with the requirements. Please confirm that your team can or cannot comply with the below FAR clause if this were issued as a Set-Aside type solicitation. PLEASE RESPOND BY May 3, 2024 at 4:00PM EST to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Please provide any RFIs by May 03, 2024. 852.219-77 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. As prescribed in 819.7011(b), insert the following clause: VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (NOV2022) (a) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(2), the off eror certifies that - (1) If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the resultant contract, as follows: [Contracting Off icer check the appropriate box below basedon the predominant NAICS code assigned to the instant acquisition as set forthin FAR 19.102.] (i) - Services. In the case of a contract for services (exceptconstruction), the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid bythe government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in852.219-73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50%subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Other direct costs may beexcluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service as set forth in 13 CFR 125.6.(ii). - General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction,the contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by thegovernment to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219- 73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excludedand not considered to be subcontracted. (iii) - Special trade constructioncontractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, the contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government toit to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-73 or VOSBs asset forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor furthersubcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot beexceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. (2) The off eror acknowledges that this certification concerns amatter within the jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States. The off eror further acknowledges that this certification is subject to Title 18, United StatesCode, Section 1001, and, as such, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the off eror subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties,including prosecution. (3) If VA determines that an SDVOSB/VOSB awarded acontract pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 did not act in good faith, such SDVOSB/VOSB shall be subject to any or all of the following: (i) Referral to the VA Suspensionand Debarment Committee; (ii) A fine under section 16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)); and (iii) Prosecution for violating section 1001of title 18. (b) The off eror represents and understands that by submission of its off er and award of a contract it may be required to provide copies of documents or records to VA that VA may review to determine whether the off eror complied with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the contract.Contracting off icers may, at their discretion, require the contractor todemonstrate its compliance with the limitations on subcontracting at any timeduring performance and upon completion of a contract if the information regarding such compliance is not already available to the contracting off icer. Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to, invoices, copies ofsubcontracts, or a list of the value of tasks performed. (c) The off eror further agrees to cooperate fully and make available any documents or records as maybe required to enable VA to determine compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirement. The off eror understands that failure to provide documents as requested by VA may result in remedial action as the Government deems appropriate. (d) Off eror completed certification/fill-in required. The formal certification must be completed, signed and returned with the off eror'sbid, quotation, or proposal. The Government will not consider off ers for awardfrom off erors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will bedeemed ineligible for evaluation and award. Certification I hereby certify that ifawarded the contract, [insert name of off eror] will comply with the limitationson subcontracting specified in this clause and in the resultant contract. I furthercertify that I am authorized to execute this certification on behalf of [insert nameof off eror]. Printed Name of Signee: Printed Title of Signee: Signature: Date:Company Name and Address: (End of clause) The Contractor shall provide technical application support services, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and user administration to the OIT Technical Solutions team. The Contractor shall provide virtual system/server support for containerized applications and their virtual environments in test, development, sandbox, and production platform environments. The Contractor shall provide vulnerability remediation in the virtual environment, and all other support services provided in this PWS within the PoP. The solution within this TO is hosted in the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) VA Platform One (VAPO) environment and shall be maintained in the current state of operations. All documentation created by the Contractor shall use OIT approved templates.