Page 3 of 3 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) Sources Sought Durham VAMC Janitorial Services (Research Buildings and Hillandale Clinic) In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Performance Work Statement and other contract requirements, before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. OVERVIEW The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 is conducting market research to identify potential sources for JANITORIAL SERVICES supporting Research Buildings located at the Durham VA Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina and VA Clinic and Office Buildings located in Hillandale, North Carolina. The attached Performance Work Statement is a draft document and is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. SCOPE OF WORK See attached Draft Performance Work Statement. Places of performance for this janitorial services requirement are: 1. Hillandale Road Clinic, located at 1824 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC. 2. Hillandale #2 offices located at 1830 Hillandale Road, Durham, NC. 3. Durham Veterans Health Care System, on campus Research buildings. SMALL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) firms registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. NAICS CODE: 561720, JANITORIAL SERVICES (SBA Size Standard: $22.5m annual revenue) PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): S201, HOUSEKEEPING- CUSTODIAL JANITORIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING: Interested companies can respond, via email, to daniel.spaulding@va.gov, with the following information: (1.) Company Point of Contact, including name, title, phone number and email address. (2.) Company name, DUNS number, small business/socioeconomic status of the company, and address of the applicable office. (3.) Documentation evidencing certification/licensure to provide services in the State of North Carolina. (4.) Accord Certificate of Insurance Additional information may be requested by the Contracting Officer at a later time. POINT OF CONTACT: Daniel Spaulding Contracting Officer Supply/Services Team 4 Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tel: 757-722-9961 x17592 daniel.spaulding@va.gov DUE DATE FOR RESPONSES: This notice will close on Friday, February 7, 2025, at 05:30PM Eastern Time. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY A potential source, for the purposes of this notice, is considered to be any company meeting the following requirements. Some of the below requirements may be modified prior to release of any solicitation. 1. The potential source does not merely subcontract the services and acts as prime contractor to provide all services directly to its customers and/or the Veterans Health Administration. The potential source holds all licenses/certifications and insurance required by the State of North Carolina. The potential source directly owns and controls all equipment, facilities, management, financial means, and other items necessary to directly perform the required services. 2. The potential source is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov, as whichever entity/office that would receive award in the event of a solicitation. 3. The potential source is registered in the Small Business Administration s Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/, if applicable. (This is only applicable to firms meeting Small Business Administration (SBA) and VA requirements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) programs.) 4. The potential source has completed submission of the current cycle, for calendar year 2017, VETS-4212 Report at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm (Only applicable where the potential source has held federal contracts in the amount of $150,000.00 or more, performed during the current cycle). 5. The potential source has favorable (satisfactory) past performance information for federal contracts, as documented in Government databases, including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), where applicable.
