402-24-C10 - Emergency Power Upgrades

Sources Sought The Togus, Maine Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Maine Healthcare System has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed-Price contract to provide construction services associated with the following objectives: Procurement and installation of materials and supplies necessary to provide power to each building in the event of a power outage. Determination of which circuits are not already covered under the lessor s generator.

Installation of automatic transfer switch that will provide power to the circuits not covered by the lessor s generator for each location. Each generator shall automatically power on upon loss of power to the building as well as shutdown/disconnect upon return of normal power to the building. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238210 and the small business standard is $19 million.

Any interested Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), and Small Business (SB) must indicate interest for this project, in writing, to the Contracting Specialist NO LATER THAN MAY 12, 2025, AT 4:30 PM EST via e-mail to Andrew.Merical@va.gov.

To qualify as interested in this project, information pertaining to the following six (6) components must be submitted in response to this notice on or before May 12, 2025, at 4:30 pm EST: Statement of intent that a proposal will be submitted to the solicitation for this project, which said Statement of Intent shall include the company s System for Award Management Unique Entity Identifier (SAM UEI) Number; Verification through VetCert and/or the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) as an SDVOSB or VOSB under the NAICS Code 238210, if applicable; Evidence of Contractor experience with projects primarily located within a medical facility setting, with a construction magnitude of $100,000.00 or more.

(Please provide contract descriptions, contract dollar amounts, and telephone numbers for points of contact no photographs); Evidence of Contractor experience procuring and installing large commercial size generators primarily within a hospital setting (VA setting preferred); Evidence of the company s ability to perform at least fifteen percent (15%) of this requirement in accordance with FAR 52.219-14: Limitations on Subcontracting; and Proof of professional liability insurance required to cover the monetary amount of this project.

All six (6) components must be submitted, in sufficient detail, prior to the designated deadline for a determination on available and interested SDVOSBs, VOSBs, and SBs. Failure to submit each of the six (6) components, as identified above, will result in a Contractor not being considered as an interested SDVOSB, VOSB, or SB. If adequate interest is not received to this notice by SDVOSBs, VOSBs, and/or SBs, then this project will not be set-aside.

As indicated above, interested businesses may reply to this notice via e-mail to Andrew.Merical@va.gov. Businesses must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register in the SAM database, visit www.sam.gov. SDVOSBs or VOSBs must also be verified by the center for Veteran Enterprise (CVE). This Sources Sought Notice was prepared and considered in accordance with FAR 5.203, FAR 5.204, and FAR 5.207, information for future acquisitions.

DISCLAIMER: This Source Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. 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. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.