J--Hurricane Shutter Repair

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY: This announcement is seeking information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of qualified and interested Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), capable of providing the required supply, to warrant a solicitation set-aside in accordance with the requirements of Public Law 109-461. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL, 33708, is seeking a qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) to provide all supervision, labor, administrative support, materials, tools, parts, supplies, equipment, and transportation necessary to provide complete maintenance, repair, and modification to the 355 hurricane shutters at the St. Petersburg FL VBA Regional Office. The scope of services includes maintenance to all hurricane shutters insuring all shutters are responsive to master commands from the master controls (Metasys by JCI). Some shutters will operate independently but will require controls and/or electrical rework to be responsive to master commands. Shutters will be tested by local staff at least monthly (bi-monthly during hurricane season) and those that are consistently inoperable or unresponsive will be listed for Contractor repair on a quarterly basis. The types of work/repairs that are anticipated are as follows: total shutter replacement, motor replacement, overrides, crank handle replacement, slat hanger replacement, switch replacement, control and/or electrical rework. Applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), with a Small business size standard of $15 Million. Interested parties responding to this sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum: (1) Company name, address, DUNS Number, and point of contact with phone number, and e-mail address; (2) Type of business (i.e. Large Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business (SB), etc.) under NAICS 238290; (3) List of firm s experiences in work performed of similar type and scope to include projects in progress and completed within the past 5 years; (4) GSA Contract Number (if applicable); (5) A positive statement of your firm s ability to meet the requirements of 13 CFR § 125.6, Limitations on Subcontracting; (6) A positive statement of your firm s intent to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project; The response date to this Sources Sought notice is August 17, 2018, at 5:00 PM EST. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are required via email to contact@example.gov. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, OR SMALL BUSINESSES, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION NOTE: Potential firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) and visible/certified in Vet Biz (CVE) (www.vetbiz.gov) to be considered.