THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS Â The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Contractor shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. The NAICS code is 561320 (Size Standard: $27.5M) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing the services below: The contractor shall provide all supervision and labor of seven (7) Medical Supply Technicians with Central Sterile/Sterile Processing experience to support the Nursing Services, Sterile Processing Services (SPS), Nursing Service Line, at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC), Augusta, GA, in accordance with this statement of work. The contractor shall rotate assignments among various Sterile Processing Services functions to include decontamination, instrument and surgical tray assembly, sterilization, and case cart preparation in a continually changing medical and surgical facility. Contractor shall staff 7 Sterile Processing (Central Sterile) positions for day, midday and evening shifts; totaling 7 positions each not more than 40 hours per week. Potential offerors having the skills, experience, professional qualifications, and capabilities necessary to perform the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via e-mail. The Capability statements shall not exceed three (3) pages and must include the following: 1) Company name and Point of Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, web-site, etc.); 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUB Zone, SDVOSB, etc.); and (4) Familiarity and product knowledge. Responses are due no later than 1200 EST, Monday, March 5, 2018, and shall be electronically submitted to:
[email protected]. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.