U--MS SQL TRAINING

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System is issuing a Source Sought Notice to determine if there are any Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Small businesses (SB) that has MS SQL training and knowledge. We are looking for a vendor that offers a variety of courses at their training facilities, including introductory level classes as well as more advanced ones. We would like to purchase training courses that are made on a pre-paid basis which will allow our research assistants to take MS SQL classes throughout the next year. The Period of Performance of the Base Year begins on/about October 1, 2012 thru September 30, 2013. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. The proposed NAICS code is 611420 and the business size standards is $7.0m. At this point in the procurement process the VA is performing market research to determine the interest of Service Disable Veterans Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Small Disadvantage Businesses (8(a)). Interested firms fitting one or more of the Socio-economic categories should send their information by email to Isabel Arroyo no later than 12:00 am Pacific Time, September 18, 2012. Information should include: Name of your Company, POC name, phone numbers, email address, CCR/DUNS certification, and indicate status i.e. SDVOSD, VOSB, and/or Small Business, if claiming SDVOSB and VOSB please provide VetBiz certification. Note: If claiming SDVOSB and VOSB, firm must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry http://www.vetbiz.gov/. DISCLAIMER This sources sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this sources sought notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.