This is a Sources Sought notice only. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 238290, (Other building Equipment Contractors) with a size standard $22 Million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing the Installation of Stairwell Egress Barriers per the requirements below. Refer to the Statement of Work below for the requested requirement description. The standard shall be of quality; meeting or exceeding those outlined in the Statement of Work. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to Install Stairwell Egress Barriers are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 04-12-2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to carissa.sarazin@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested parties should complete the attached Sources Sought Worksheet. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. Interested parties not registered in SAM will be ineligible to receive a government contract, should a solicitation be issued resulting from this Sources Sought. VISTA: The VA utilizes VISTA to issue a purchase order and liquidate invoices. Failure to register in VISTA may result in exclusion from the issuance of a VA contract, should a solicitation be issued resulting from this Sources Sought. Attachment 1 Sources Sought Worksheet QUALIFICATION INFORMATION: Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #: ___________________________________________________ CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________ Other available contract vehicles (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): ________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: VIP Verified SDVOSB: (Y / N) VIP Verified VOSB: (Y / N) 8(a): (Y / N) HUBZone: (Y / N) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Small Business: (Y / N) NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the Installation of Stairwell Egress Barriers as listed in Attachment 2 Statement of Work with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the services outlined in the SOW. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Attachment 2 STATEMENT OF WORK NORTHAMPTON VAMC 421 NORTH MAIN STREET LEEDS, MA. 01053 HAS A NEED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STAIRWELL EGRESS BARRIERS STATEMENT OF WORK: The requested action shall provide VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds, MA with the necessary equipment to convey occupants in the hospital with safe passage to emergency exits in the case of a fire emergency. Contractor shall provide all labor, parts, travel, tools, programming, and equipment to install the stairwell egress barriers (x5) according to the most recently published NFPA requirements. Contractor will make every effort to minimize disruption to site operations, patient care areas and is responsible to coordinate with the VA Point of Contact (POC) 2 weeks prior to installation date. No life safety system or egress shall be impeded for more than 8 hours in a 10 hour period. Contractor is responsible for firestopping any penetrations utilized as required by NFPA. The following are contracting or subcontracting constraints for this project: Northeast Integrated Systems Fire alarm programing. The contractor proposed solution shall be summarized within their bid and confirmed to meet the following requirements. Must be installed at floor 1 landing to hinder egress to the basement Shall have signage directing to nearby door Shall not unduly hinder egress from the basement to the first floor exit (i.e. 1 way swing to floor 1 exit with panic hardware for latching) Units shall be program to safely deploy upon zone alarm. Hardware shall be design to deploy (i.e. fail-closed) in loss of power (e.g. magnetic smoke door hold open) Shall consider existing infrastructure such as railings and safe unencumbered use of existing infrastructure during normal operations. All work shall be performed from 07:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Contractor and their subs shall report to the POC in person or by phone call upon arrival and departure of the facility daily, before starting work as well as leaving for the day. A summary of the work performed daily will be provided to the COR by close of business each day. Work shall be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. If necessary, Keys will be issued out for the Contractor s use and returned daily.
