URGENT Under SAT - PAD Cooling Tower Repairs

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 No Solicitation is currently available. This source's sought notice is for planning purposes only. All information contained herein is preliminary and subject to changes and/or cancellation at the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors shall respond to this notice voluntarily, and at no cost to the Government.

The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision-making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. Based upon information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice the Government shall decide on a procurement strategy, which shall include the type of small business set-aside, if appropriate. The eventual procurement strategy and set-aside, if appropriate, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $45M. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf ). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM.

Service-disabled veteran-owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses shall have their ownership and control verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and be listed in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://vetbiz.va.gov/vip/. Description of Services PAD Cooling Tower Repairs.

Location: VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), Palo Alto, CA The awarded contractor shall provide all supervision, administrative and technical support, labor, subcontractors, tools, transportation, materials, supplies, and equipment. The contractor shall plan, schedule, and ensure the effective completion of cooling tower repairs. The contractor will conduct shutdown, LOTO cooling tower motor controllers.

The contractor will 40HP motor, coupling assembly, main tower support frame, fan housing, and fan blades. The contractor will use a crane lift to set components into place due to the weight of the parts. The contractor will install a safety switch and wire it into the VFD. The contractor will remove LOTO and perform a system check. Period of Performance (POP) The expectant performance will be 15 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed (NTP).

Sources Sought Information The Government requests that interested parties review the Description of Services and provide the following capability information to the Contracting Specialist, Alex Arter, at alex.arter@va.gov, by 8:00 AM PDT on January 31, 2025: Business Size (Large/Small) Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) SAM record DUNS number Ability and experience in managing projects between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.

Include general information and technical background describing your firm's experience on contracts requiring similar efforts to meet the program objectives. Bonding Capability; per contract and aggregate. Provide the amount of aggregate bonding currently available (i.e. amount not committed). Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size. List of Sub-Contractors you intend to use on a project of this size and scope.

How does your company intend to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting as per 13 CFR 125.6? Are your Subcontractors from the local area or will they be coming from out of the area? If out of the area, from where? Interested parties shall not submit more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using Times New Roman 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a direct result of this announcement.