Sources Sought Notice This is a Sources Sought Notice (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. (b) Although "proposal," "offeror," contractor, and "offeror" may be used in this sources sought notice, any response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. The Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. (c) Any information received from a contractor in response to this Sources Sought may be used in creating a solicitation. Any information received which is marked with a statement, such as "proprietary" or "confidential," intended to restrict distribution will not be distributed outside of the Government, except as required by law. (d) This Sources Sought is issued by VISN 2 Contracting Office in Albany, NY for the purpose of collecting information about Brooklyn & Saint Albans Annual Generator Load Bank Testing at The New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 and New York Harbor Healthcare System St. Albans CLC 179-00 Linden Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11425. The VA is seeking to provide for this requirement as one time service. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The requirement is detailed in the draft Statement of Work section of this document. (e) Cursory market research has identified small businesses that may be able to provide for this requirement. Contractors that are able to meet the requirements in the attachment and possess an interest in performing these service or providing for these items, are encouraged to email a capability statement and full information to Anthony Murray at Anthony.Murray2@va.gov and Charles Collins at Charles.Collins@va.gov. - Part of the purpose of this sources sought is to determine the viability of set aside to a specific socio-economic category(service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business). Interested parties MUST provide company/individual name, a capability statement, examples of same or similar work performed at other facilities, DUNS number and address, point of contact and social-economic. Interested Parties must also provide documentation such as certification and training for staff that demonstrates that they are an authorized solution distributor and/or authorized service technicians. Respondents who fail to provide the information request in the paragraph may be deemed non-responsive and incapable of meeting the government need. If contractor is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or any other special category of contractors, then contractor is responsible for providing documentation in support of this. This information will be used to determine the viability of a set aside for this requirement. If any of the requested information is not supplied with the response, this may result in the contractor not being considered in the Government s Procurement Strategy. The following information is required for determining procurement strategy and viability of sources: Set aside requirements have limitations on subcontracting and must be adherent to the Limitation on Subcontracting under FAR 19 and the Buy American Act (BAA) for commercial product procurements. This procurement is located in Brooklyn, New York and Jamaica, NY. Provide your supporting documentation to support your capability on adherence to Limitations on Subcontracting IAW FAR 19.505(b)(1) and VAAR 819.70 as prescribed in VAAR 852.219-75. If your intention is to subcontract work, what tasks will be performed by you as the prime contractor? What tasks will require a subcontractor due to your inability to perform them within your company? - Contractors shall also identify any Federal Supply Schedules that may carry the desired equipment or supplies. - Contractors shall identify pertinent point of contact for company, contractor DUNS number for size standard and socioeconomic verification in SAM and VIP, as well as for any intended subcontractors. - Contractor shall provide 2 to 3 instances of past experience which demonstrate that they are a firm regularly engaged in this type of work, to include letters from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) if your firm is an authorized distributor. - Contractor shall provide a listing of any teaming agreements they intend to employ in the performance of this requirement if awarded. - Contractors shall include any relevant comments about the Attachment(s) if applicable. Statement of Work TITLE: Generator Annual Testing and Corrective Repair Service BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System Engineering Service seeks to acqui