Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks Maintenance and Repairs
This is a sources sought notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals at this stage. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan, Puerto Rico is conducting market research to identify potential sources for a contract on Preventive Maintenance and Repair of nine (9) Underground Storage Tanks and twenty-four (24) Aboveground Storage Tanks located at the San Juan VA Medical Center, Ponce Outpatient Clinic and Mayaguez Outpatient Clinic, Puerto Rico.
The awardee shall furnish all necessary personnel, equipment, labor, transportation, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to provide inspection, cleaning, testing, calibration, maintenance and repair of USTs and ASTs in compliance with UST/AST regulations to perform on previously mentioned storage tanks. The anticipated period of performance is from date of award through one year services as a base period, and four-option periods lasting one year each one, as per Government determination. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 541380. The Small Business Size Standard is $14.0 million. Interested parties should respond to the Contracting Officer, America Quinones-Gonzalez by e mail at [email protected] or, [email protected].
Interested parties shall provide the following information/documentation for Government Evaluation: DUNS Number, Points of Contact with names and current telephone numbers for Past Performance verification, Time (Years/Months) in business on same contract services, Company profile, including the name of the business, complete contact information, business size and socioeconomic category, such as: Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, 8 (a) Small Business, CCR, VetBiz, ORCA or any certification and/or registrations required by the Federal Government.
Interested parties are reminded that to qualify as a Small Business under any of the above socioeconomic categories, in the event a set aside is done for any of these small business categories; Services (except construction). At least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern (FAR 52.219-14-Limitations on Subcontracting). Interested parties shall be prepared to demonstrate how this requirement will be met, as meeting this requirement will be evaluated in determining the successful offeror once a solicitation is issued. Small business concerns should not claim eligibility for any given set-aside if they cannot meet the cost of personnel requirement for that set-aside.
Due date for submission of company capabilities and experience in same or similar contracts is Monday, June 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. This Sources Sought Notice is to assist the VA in identifying an appropriate acquisition strategy only. A solicitation package is not available at this time since this is NOT a request for Proposals or Quotations, but the Performance Work Statement is available upon request via e-mail too. But please submit your capabilities, as directly related to this procurement.
A formal solicitation will be issued in a near future, and the same will be announced/posted in this website (Federal Business Opportunities-FBO) with sufficient time for all interested parties to respond accordingly. Interested parties shall respond to the solicitation, addressing each of the evaluation factors and/or Performance Work Statement; in order to be considered for award.
This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded from this announcement.
America Quinones-Gonzalez
Contract Specialist
[email protected]
