OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT
Opportunity description
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.� This SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE is for the purpose of Market Research. Response to this notice will be used for information and planning purposes and issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10- Market Research, in order to conduct market research. No proposals or quotes are being requested or accepted with this notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification. This notice shall NOT be construed as solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Responses to this notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification, Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business. (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS code is 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services) and the size standard is $29 Million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S206, Housekeeping Guard Services. Requirement: The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) has a requirement for non-personal, unarmed security guard services. The contractor shall provide licensed unarmed security guards trained and qualified on duty from the first day of performance through completion of the contract in accordance with the Performance Based Work Statement (PWS) and any other mandatory federal, state, local and VA regulation at the following SLVHCS Medical Center locations: ALL SITES ARE LOCATED AT 2400 CANAL STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119. Responses must be received by no later than 13:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, Friday, 4 November, 2026. Responses shall be emailed to Christopher.Rossi2@va.gov Capabilities Statements to include UEI number. Facsimile or Telephonic responses will not be accepted. Note: All interested parties are reminded to be registered, active and verified in the following to be considered for Award (as applicable). SAM: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary 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 RFI. No quotes will be accepted.
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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14) is recorded as the set-aside or restriction. Confirm the bidding entity actually satisfies the applicable program and size requirements before investing proposal time.
NAICS 561612 · PSC S206 is the recorded classification. Use it as a screening clue, then compare the actual scope and deliverables rather than treating the code alone as proof of fit.
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What this opportunity record tells you
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The listed product or service classification is NAICS 561612 · Security Guards and Patrol Services · PSC S206. The set-aside field is Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14). These fields help narrow your search, but they do not replace the full solicitation, amendments, attachments, clauses or eligibility language on the official source.
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