Sources Sought for VA, Office of Information Technology (OIT), Lodging, Conference Space and Meals

The purpose of this Sources Sought (SS), is to identify SDVOSB, VOSB, or other Small Businesses capable and interested in supporting a future VA Lodging, and breakfast/lunch and morning and afternoon snacks and one plated dinner, Conference Rooms/Training Space requirement for the VA The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Digital Modernization Council.

Description: See DRAFT PWS below Vendor Responses: If interested in responding to an official solicitation, for the above services, please provide: Your Company name, SAM Unique ID, (POC), Socioeconomic Status. If SDVOSB, please provide events of verification. The government is considering using NAICS (531120). Please provide your suggested NAICS and any rationale. Up to two-page capability statement (include any info on past contracts providing the same or similar services).

Please provide Market Research/Pricing (Per room Pricing, conference room, breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon snacks, and one plated dinner), based upon the below draft Performance Work Statement. Check the Hotel and Motel National Master List. The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 codified at 15 U.S.C.

2225 prohibits use of appropriated funds to sponsor or pay for, in whole or in part, a meeting, convention, conference or training seminar in a hotel or other place of public accommodation, unless the venue meets the fire prevention and control guidelines described in 15 U.S.C.1225. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Fire Administration (USFA) maintains the Hotel and Motel National Master List, a list of hotels and motels complying with Pub. L. 101-391.

Contracting officers and purchase card holders shall contract only with listed hotels or motels to conduct meetings, conventions, conferences, or training seminars. Any advertisement, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or announcement for space shall include a requirement that the proposed facility be listed on USFA’s Hotel and Motel National Master List at https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/hotel/ . Vendors do let the government know of your intention to quote. Email all responses maribel.fratina@va.gov, and corey.mann@va.gov no later than, Monday, 24 June 2024 at 10:00 am EST.