Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Sources Sought Notice - Pre-Paid Gift Cards This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA's understanding of your company's offered services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available products in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a vendor to provide Preloaded Credit/Debit gift card. Refer to the General Requirements section below for the requested information. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer's review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System is seeking information for vendors able to supply Preloaded Credit/Debit gift card. The Preloaded credit/debit cards will be given as participant incentives in conducting VA research. The contractor shall provide Gift cards with the following: o No expiration date o Must be a Visa, MasterCard or American Express prepaid gift card. o Not to be limited to one use o No usage/activation fee on the card. If an activation fee is unavoidable, fee will be paid as a separate line item. o Amount on each gift/debit card will be $25.00 USD. RESPONSE COMMITMENT I. NOTES: A. All questions, comments or concerns should be directed to
[email protected] B. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. C. Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). II. TIMELINE : A. This request will close on 01/27/2016 at 0700 within the FBO site. III. Requested information: Interested parties shall provide the following information in addition to your capability response: A. Format: 1. MS Word or pdf format (please ensure email is under 5MB) 2. Page limit - 2-4 pages (please make the response as brief and concise as possible) 3. Company name and Sources Sought number listed on each page B. Specifics: 1. In your response, please provide the following information based on the requirement. a. Your company's capability of fulfilling this requirement as it is described. 2. Please also provide name of company, company address, a contact person's name, telephone number, fax number and email address. 3. DUNS number, and indicate if actively registered on System for award management (SAM) 4. Contractual vehicles the company holds, such as NAC or GSA schedules. 5. Socio-economic Status & NAICS Code: State the size of your company [e.g., 8(a) (including graduation date), HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.]. Notes: 1. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow. The Department of Veterans Affairs will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, The Department of Veterans Affairs reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing The Department of Veteran Affairs understanding of the notice submission. 2. The content of any responses to this notice may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation, except for content marked or designated as business confidential or proprietary which will be fully protected from release outside the government. Please send all responses to the contact information below. The Department of Veteran Affairs Contracting Office Point of Contact: Jonathan Vassell Contract Specialist Email:
[email protected]