Environmental Compliance, South Coast Air Quality Management District & EPA

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90073 is seeking a contractor to provide Environmental compliance Support to VA GLAHS facilities ( VA WEST LA, VA SEPULVEDA, VA LAACC and VA Cemetery) on the compiled complex rules and regulations of South Coast Air Quality Management District and Environmental Protection Agency.

The contractor must provide the following tasks: Contractor shall calculate the fees on the Annual Emissions Report for VA West Los Angeles, VA Sepulveda. Contractor shall compile and submit mandatory Data Reports on GHG (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) for VA West Los Angeles and VA Sepulveda as required by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandated by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). Contractor will help us navigate the detailed complex Hazardous Materials Business Plan disclosure reporting.

These reports are required by federal, national, and local authorities designed to protect the public and environment from adverse effects of improper storage and handling of Hazardous Materials. Contractor shall maintain and pay the permit fees for VA West Los Angeles- Indoor Shooting Range for our Police Department. Contractor shall register and keep records of our facility refrigerant usage and report the information to AQMD.

The reported information is used by AQMD to calculate emissions from maintenance of and leaks from these sources.

The following projects must be completed: Hazardous Materials Business Plan update for the West Los Angeles site; Hazardous Materials Business Plan update for the Sepulveda site; Hazardous Materials Business Plan update for the Los Angeles site; Hazardous Materials Business Plan update for the National Cemetery; SCAQMD permitting for an emergency backup generator at the Sepulveda site; SCAQMD permitting for a gasoline dispensing system at the West Los Angeles site; Required Title V permit revisions at the West Los Angeles site; On-going SCAQMD compliance at the shooting range located at the West Los Angeles site; CY2023 SCAQMD Annual Emissions Report for the West Los Angeles site; CY2023 SCAQMD Annual Emissions Report for the Sepulveda site; CY2023 Mandatory Reporting Rule Greenhouse Gas report for the West Los Angeles site; Hazardous Waste Biennial Report for the Sepulveda site; Hazardous Waste Biennial Report for the West Los Angeles site; SCAQMD Rule 1415 Registration for the chillers at the Los Angeles site; SCAQMD Rule 1415 Registration for the chillers at the West Los Angeles site; SCAQMD Rule 1415 Registration for the refrigerant gas use at the Sepulveda site.

If you are interested and can provide the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to:

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 541620? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.

(5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541620 ($19 Million). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 04/05/2024 10:00 AM PST.

After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process.

Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov