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Sources Sought Notice
Regulated Medical Waste Disposal
VISN 15 Veteran Affairs Medical Center Wide

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.

The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide a one-year Regulated Medical Waste Disposal Services with the possibility of option years in support of VISN 15 Veteran Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs). The NAICS code for this service is 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal), with a business size standard of $47.0 Million.

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. REQUIREMENT:

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to provide removal, transportation and disposal of all regulated medical waste and comply with all current local, state, and federal regulations and in accordance with the statement of work and schedule of services and price.

2. BACKGROUND:

VISN 15 Heartland requires removal, disposal, and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste at all their Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

This procurement is for a Base Year with the possibility of Four (4) One (1) Year Options.

Base Year
JUNE 1, 2024 through MAY 31, 2025
Option Year 1
JUNE 1, 2025 through MAY 31, 2026
Option Year 2
JUNE 1, 2026 through MAY 31, 2027
Option Year 3
JUNE 1, 2027 through MAY 31, 2028
Option Year 4
JUNE 1, 2028 through MAY 31, 2029

During normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Excluding all Federal Holidays. No overtime is authorized at this time. Off-duty hours: Friday through Monday, 4:30 pm 8:00am; Monday through Thursday, 4:30 pm 8:00am.

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

New Year s Day Martin Luther King Holiday Presidents day
Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day
Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day Juneteenth

4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Contractor shall provide hazardous medical waste disposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the following locations:
KANSAS CITY

Kansas City VA Medical Center
4801 Linwood Blvd.
Kansas City, MO. 64128
Pick up frequency for Kansas City, MO shall be monthly (Pick up every weekday).

Belton, MO Outpatient Clinic
209 Cunningham Industrial Parkway
Belton, MO 64012
Pick up frequency for Belton, MO shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Cameron, MO Outpatient Clinic
1111 Euclid Drive
Cameron, MO 64429
Pick up frequency for Cameron, MO shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Excelsior Springs, MO Outpatient Clinic
197 South McCleary Road
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Pick up frequency for Excelsior Springs, MO shall be shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Louisburg-Paola, KS Outpatient Clinic
501 South Hospital Drive
Paola, KS 66071
Pick up frequency for Paola, KS shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Nevada, MO Outpatient Clinic
322 South Prewitt
Nevada, MO 64772
Pick up frequency for Nevada, MO shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Warrensburg, MO Outpatient Clinic
702 East Young Street
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Pick up frequency for Warrensburg, MO shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Shawnee VA Clinic
6830 Anderson St.
Shawnee, KS 66226
Pick up frequency for Shawnee, KS shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Honor Annex
4251 Northern Ave.
Kansas City, MO. 64130
Pick up frequency for Honor Annex for Kansas City, MO shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Radiation Therapy Clinic
10500 Mastin Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
Pick up frequency for Overland Park, KS shall be 4X/monthly. Est. disposal wt. is 30 pounds/monthly.

Columbia

Facility Location
Quantity
Pickup Frequency
Unit
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste - Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital
800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
85,000

3X/Weekly

Pounds

Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste

227 lbs
1X/Monthly
10 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste

330 lbs
1X/Monthly
16 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste-

10 lbs
1X/Monthly
11 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical waste
290 lbs
1X/Monthly
19 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical Waste

198 lbs
1X/Monthly
13 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical
Waste-

328 lbs
1X/Monthly
25 ea
Removal, disposal and transportation of all Regulated Medical
Waste-

328 lbs
1X/Monthly
25 ea

POPLAR BLUFF

Department of Veterans Affairs
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center
1500 N Westwood Blvd
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Pick up location: Bldg 7
Pick up frequency: Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
Cape Girardeau Healthcare Center (HCC)
711 South Mount Auburn Road
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
Farmington Community Based Outpatient Clinic
1580 W. Columbia Street
Farmington, MO 63640
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
Sikeston CBOC
903 South Kings highway
Sikeston, MO 63801
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
Paragould Community Based Outpatient Clinic
2420 Linwood Drive-Suite 3
Paragould, AR 72450
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
Pocahontas Community Based Outpatient Clinic
300 Camp Road
Pocahontas, AR 72455
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

Department of Veterans Affairs
West Plains Community Based Outpatient Clinic
1801 E. State Route K
West Plains, MO 65775
Pick up location: Rear entrance of facility
Pick up frequency: Bi-Weekly

ST. LOUIS

VA Medical Center Jefferson Barracks
# 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125
Pickup at JB,
Bldg 93, 1x/weekly

VA Medical Center John Cochran
915 N. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Pickup at JC, Dock of Bldg. l Mon through Fri, 5x/weekly

North County CBOC
6854 Parker Rd.
Florissant, MO 63033
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly
St. Charles CBOC
2845 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
St. Charles, MO 63303
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly

Washington CBOC
1627A Roy Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63114
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly

St. Clair CBOC
1190 Fortune Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63122
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly

Manchester Annex
4974 Manchester
St. Louis, MO 63110
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly

Washington Annex
2727 Washington
St. Louis, MO 63103
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly

Hope Recovery Center
515 N Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103
Pick up frequently: 1x/monthly
MARION

Marion VA Medical Center
2401 West Main Street Marion IL 62959
Pick up frequency 2X/weekly
Estimated quantity: 60,000 lbs

Community Outpatient Clinics:
Owensboro KY Outpatient Clinic
2060 East Parrish Avenue
Owensboro, KY. 42303
Pick up frequency for Owensboro shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Mayfield KY Outpatient Clinic
1253 Paris Road, Suite A
Mayfield KY, 42066
Pick up frequency for Mayfield shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Paducah KY CBOC
2620 Perkins Creek Dr
Paducah, KY, 42001
Pick up frequency for Paducah shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Effingham IL CBOC
1011 Ford Ave.
Effingham, IL 62401
Pick up frequency for Effingham shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Mt Vernon IL CBOC
4000 South Water Tower
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Pick up frequency for Mt Vernon shall be 2x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Primary Care Annex Marion IL
3403 Heartland St
Marion IL 62959
Pick up frequency for Primary Annex shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Evansville Health Care Center
6211 E. Waterford Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47715
Pick up frequency for Evansville shall be 4x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Vincennes OPC
1813 Willow St., Suite 6A
Vincennes, IN 47591
Pick up frequency for Vincennes shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Harrisburg CBOC
608 Rollie Moore Drive
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Pick up frequency for Harrisburg shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

Carbondale V.A. Community Based Outpatient Clinic
1130 East Walnut St.
Carbondale, Il. 62901
Pick up frequency for Carbondale shall be 1x/month. Est. disposal wt. is 110pds/monthly.

EASTERN KANSAS

VA Medical Center Topeka
Colmery-O Neil Medical Center
2200 Gage Blvd
Topeka, KS 66622
1 X Week

VA Medical Center Leavenworth
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center
4101 South 4th St Trafficway
Leavenworth, KS 66048
1 X Week

Fort Scott CBOC
902 Horton Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701
1 X per month

Lawrence CBOC
4821 Quail Crest Place
Lawrence, KS 66049
1 X per month

Junction City CBOC
1169 South Wind Drive
Junction City, KS 66441
1 X per month

Saint Joseph CBOC
3302 South Bell Highway, Suite P
St. Joseph, MO 64503
1 X per month

Kansas City, KS CBOC
9201 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
1 X per month

Platte City CBOC
2303 Higgins Suite F
Platte City, MO 64079
1 X per month

WICHITA

Robert J Dole VA Medical Center
5500 E. Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67218
5XWeekly, estimate 3100lbs per month

Hays CBOC
4107 Vine Street
Hays, KS 67601
1XMonthly, estimated 46lbs per month

Salina CBOC
1410 E Iron Avenue Ste 1
Salina, KS 67401
1XMonthly, estimated 65lbs per month

Dodge City CBOC
2201 Summerlon Circle
Dodge City, KS 67801
1XMonthly, estimated 10lbs per month

Hutchinson CBOC
1625 E. 30th Street
Hutchinson, KS 67502
1XMonthly, estimated 44lbs per month

Parsons CBOC
1907 Harding Drive
Parsons, KS 67357
1XMonthly, estimated 45lbs per month

5. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS:

CDR: Contract Discrepancy Report. Report issued by the Government to the contractor to document a supply or service found to be unacceptable during contract performance.

CLIN: Contract Line Item Number. Unit of work (or service) to be performed (or delivered) by the contractor as a pay item.

CO: Contracting Officer. A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.

COR: Contracting Officer s Representative. An individual, including a Contracting Officer s Representative (COR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

QA: Quality Assurance. Actions taken by the government to assure contracted services meet SOW requirements.

QASP: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. A written document specifying the method used for surveillance of contractor performance.

6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

A Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) shall be assigned to this procurement and written notification will be provided to the Contractor after award.
Scheduling of work performance shall be arranged through the designated COR/ACOR assigned.

The Contractor shall provide regulated medical waste removal for the VISN 15 VA Medical Center s and the CBOC s. There will be no additional surcharge for gas, administrative and environmental fees added beyond the contracted monthly rate. Contractor is to provide a copy of medical waste liability insurance. Provide annual employee training program in accordance with the contract statement of work. The Contractor and the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) for the Medical Center will arrange for a routine (non-emergency) service for each facility based upon volume.

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to provide removal, transportation, and disposal of all regulated medical waste and to comply with all current local, state and federal regulations. Regulated medical waste will consist of isolation waste, cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biological human blood and blood products, pathological waste, contaminated sharps, miscellaneous laboratory waste, discarded dressings, and contaminated linen or disposable linen substitutes.

VA Medical Center employees at all VISN 15 Heartland Health Care Medical Systems and Community Based Outpatient Clinics:
Warrant that the regulated waste presented for disposal will not contain any hazardous or radioactive wastes as defined by an applicable law or regulation. VA employees will ensure all patient information is removed before placing the item in the disposal bag.

Containerize and seal the regulated medical waste by placing the waste in approved plastic waste receptacle liners and/or disposable sharps containers that are marked with the international biohazard symbol and the wording, "Infectious Waste," or "Biohazard Waste." Seal the Contractor provided box filled with medical waste and transport the container to the designated storage area for pickup at the times and places agreed upon by the parties.

Contractor shall:
Provide all VISN 15 Heartland VA Health Care Medical System and Community Based Outpatient Clinics with sufficient amounts of tape, labels and collection containers of approved size and including red waste bags that are sturdy, rigid, leak proof, impervious and have the capability of being sealed.

Remove regulated medical waste using only properly permitted and licensed trucks and drivers.

Transport the containers by methods and procedures that fully comply with all local, state and federal rules and regulations. The Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) with a fully detailed description of the methodology that shall be used to transport, treat and dispose of the waste.

Within five (5) working days from the time the waste reached its destination, Contractor shall provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with a matching completed manifest that includes appropriate destruction information. The manifest will also indicate the poundage of each box picked up. Document numbers and information on the two documents shall match. There shall be final certification by the destination-authorized agent by signature and date that the waste was accepted, and all the information was correct.

Contractor shall maintain licenses and/or permits required by Federal, State, City and County laws and regulations. The contractor shall assume full responsibility for compliance with all Federal, State, City and County laws, rules and regulations governing regulated medical waste.

Contractor shall provide training, face-to-face or electronic, to Department of Veteran s Affairs staff to ensure that all packaging and containerization are conducted in a manner that is consistent with Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Veteran s Affairs and Contractor s requirements and expectations. This training must occur no less than every two years in order to maintain training certificates for Department of Veteran s Affairs staff that package the regulated medical waste.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Within 30 days of contract award, contractor shall provide a documented In-Service Training Program to participating facility employees that shall include applicable:

State and Local Regulations

a. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Center for Disease Control (CDC);
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and standards

b. Medical Waste Stream- policies and procedures to include:

(1) Identification, segregation and labeling
(2) Collection, handling and transport
(3) Storage, treatment, and disposal/recovery
(4) Record keeping/tracking and risk management

The contractor shall obtain signatures and issue certificates of completion to all trainees who have successfully completed the training. Signatures and copies of each certificate shall be provided to the Contracting Officer s Representative.

Stream Analysis: Within 60 days after completion of training identified above, contractor shall conduct a waste-stream analysis of the participating facilities Regulated Medical Waste. The analysis shall be based on the policies and procedures of the Missouri, Kansas and Illinois Department of Public Health (DPH) regulations, Environment Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, and Joint Commission recommendations. The waste stream analysis shall include any suggestions for waste reduction with the Medical Centers.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: APPLIES TO ALL STATIONS and CBOC S:

INSPECTION OF PREMISES: Contractors are encouraged to visit the participating facilities to fully inform themselves of the character and conditions under which the service is to be performed. Failure to do so shall in no way relieve the successful offeror from the necessity of furnishing the services as specified in this solicitation without additional cost to the Government. This inspection may be made daily between the hours of 9:00A.M. to 3:00P.M. except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

INSPECTION OF OFFERORS FACILITIES:
The right is reserved to thoroughly inspect and investigate the establishment, facilities, business reputation and other qualifications of any offeror and reject any proposal, irrespective of price, if it shall be administratively determined lacking in any of the essentials necessary to assure acceptable standards of performance.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTAINERS:
The contractor agrees that the participating Government facilities assume no liability for damage that may be done to the waste containers used in the performance of this contract, unless it is caused by any act of negligence on the part of a Government employee.

LICENSE:
The contractor shall be licensed by the state or local authority in those localities where such licenses are required. Where no license is required, the offeror shall furnish with his proposal evidence of satisfactory work performance of work supervision for a period on not less than one year previous to the date of the proposal.

LIABILITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE:
Satisfactory insurance coverage is a condition precedent to award of a contract. In general, a successful offeror shall present satisfactory evidence of full compliance with State and local requirements. State approved sources of insurance coverage ordinarily shall be deemed acceptable to the Department of Veterans Affairs installation, subject to timely certification by such sources of the types and limits of the coverage afforded by the sources.

EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE:
Before commencing work under the contract, the contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a certificate of insurance indicating the coverage outlines in the SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS section and containing an endorsement to the effect that cancellation of or any material change in the policies which adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance shall not be effective unless a thirty (30) day advance written notice of cancellation or change is furnished to the Contracting Officer

AUTHORITY OF OPERATORS:
The contractor s operators shall bear at all times the contractor s signed authority designating them as authorized to perform work at the participating facilities under this contract. Only designated operators shall do work under this contract. All drivers of vehicles used in the performance of this contract shall be authorized drivers of such type vehicles and shall carry upon his/her person the necessary operator s and/or chauffeur s license as may be required by the States of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas. While driving on Government facility grounds, the drivers of vehicles shall fully comply with such speed and safety regulations pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles as medical authorities may issue from time to time.

Throughout the contract there may be additional locations added and increase to Regulated Medical Waste pick-ups.

Contract Administration Data:

All contract administration functions will be retained by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Contracting Officer will be the only person authorized to approve changes or modify any of the requirements under this contract. The Contractor shall communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to contract administration. Only the Contracting Officer will be authorized to make commitments or issue changes that affect price, quantity, or quality of performance of this contract. In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change shall be considered unauthorized and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred because of the change.

Personnel

a. Non-Personal Services. This is a non-personal services contract. Personnel rendering services under this contract are not subject either by the contract s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the government and its employees. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

b. Contractor Compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. The Contractor shall comply with all legal provisions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, As Amended; its related laws and regulations that are enforced by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Department of Labor as these may relate to non-immigrant foreign nationals working under contract or subcontract for the Contractor while providing services to Department of Veterans Affairs patient referrals.

Contract Security
The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. Also, BAA required.

EMERGENCY CALL IN REQUIREMENT:

The Contractor shall provide a telephonic method for the facility to call in emergency work orders for the system during any failures.

Upon notification of failures the Contractor shall have a qualified technician at the facility within two (2) hours.

Contractor shall submit the following plans with their quote:

a. A written safety plan that details actions to be taken to protect the staff of the medical centers, contractor, and surrounding communities in the event of any accident spills or leaks that occur while the contractor is performing work under this contract for the Government.
b. A written emergency plan that outlines a formalized response to any accident spills or leaks that occur while the contractor is performing work under this contract for the Government.

Throughout the contract there may be additional locations added and increase to Regulated Medical Waste pick-ups.

REPORT REQUIREMENT:
The Contactor shall provide the COR with a copy of the manifest, which includes the generator and transporter information for each load of waste. The manifest shall be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs each time the waste is removed from the Medical Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Each manifest shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

The report shall contain a minimum of the following items.

GENERATOR INFORMATION: NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, DESCRIPTION OF WASTE, DATE OF PICKUP, POUNDAGE OF EACH PICKUP.
TRANSPORTER INFORMATION: TRUCK NUMBER, TRANSPORTER NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, DRIVER NAME.
DESTINATION INFORMATION: SITE NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER.

The manifest shall indicate that the waste was picked up at the generator and delivered to the approved destination without incident.

The contractor shall provide a report either monthly or quarterly that indicates the total of all waste transported, by type with weights. In addition to the monthly/quarterly report, the contractor shall provide an annual summary report of all waste transported by type with cumulative weights for each month.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
Contractor shall submit the following plans with their quote:

A written safety plan that details actions to be taken to protect the staff of the medical centers, contractor, and surrounding communities in the event of any accident spills or leaks that occur while the contractor is performing work under this contract for the Government.

A written emergency plan that outlines a formalized response to any accident spills or leaks that occur while the contractor is performing work under this contract for the Government.

Contractor shall ensure all tools and equipment are always secured.
Tools and equipment must be removed from open areas or stored in secured location during breaks, lunch, and/or at the end of each workday.
All debris must be removed from the facility upon completion of service each day.

All personnel are required to wear approved masks when entering or working in any of the facilities buildings.
They are to be non-surgical type masks, no cloth or homemade masks (this is for staff and Contractors).
This mask is to be worn at all times. Any personnel caught without wearing an approved mask will be escorted out of the facility.
Masks are to be worn properly and should fully cover the nose and mouth at all times.
Masks need to be worn whenever you are within six (6) feet of another person, whether you are outside or inside. This includes riding in carts.
Contractor shall ensure proper signage, barriers, and/or blockage of service area is provided where applicable, especially at hoist way doors and clearly visible to ensure patient/employee safety is adhered to.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. 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. Currently a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) are being sought based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Vets First Contracting Program. However, if response by SDVOSB or VOSB firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competitive solicitation may result.

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) located on the web at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Registry located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail: to Aubrey.Visocsky@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 11:59 pm CST on May 31, 2024. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation will be published.

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