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657-27-111JB, Install Continuous Water Monitoring System This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability of service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) firms for a possible small business category type set-aside for Construction Services project: This is a Sources Sought Notice that is issued for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment� by the government, implied or otherwise to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.� An award will not be made on information received in response to this notice.� This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources prior to issuing a Best Value type RFP. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE This project will install continuous monitoring equipment for biocides, PH level, pressure and temperature at domestic cold water sources and hot water generation for VHA DIR 1061 Buildings, additional temperature sensors on the hot distribution will be installed at mid-point and end-of-line for each major distribution system of the buildings. Data will be back net capable for Building automation system (BAS) VA Johnson controls tie-in and real-time monitoring. Scope includes: JB Bldgs 3, 51, 52, 53, 59 Jefferson Barracks VAMC: Building 3: 1 incoming cold water continuous monitoring with pressure and temperature 1 cold water distal Furthest point from incoming cold water 1 hot water distal Furthest point from incoming hot water 1 hot water source equipment supply temperature 1 hot water source equipment return temperature Monitoring cold and hot temperature at midpoints at each riser Building 51: 1 incoming cold water continuous monitoring with pressure and temperature 2 cold water distal -Furthest point from incoming cold water 1 hot water distal Furthest point from incoming hot water 1 hot water source equipment supply temperature 1 hot water source equipment return temperature Monitoring cold and hot temperature at midpoints at each riser Building 52: 1 incoming cold water continuous monitoring with pressure and temperature 1 cold water distal Furthest point from incoming cold water 1 hot water distal Furthest point from incoming hot water 1 hot water source equipment supply temperature 1 hot water source equipment return temperature Monitoring cold and hot temperature at midpoints at each riser Building 53: 1 incoming cold water continuous monitoring with pressure and temperature 1 cold water distal Furthest point from incoming cold water 1 hot water distal Furthest point from incoming hot water 1 hot water source equipment supply temperature 1 hot water source equipment return temperature Monitoring cold and hot temperature at midpoints at each riser Building 59: 1 incoming cold water continuous monitoring with pressure and temperature 1 cold water distal Furthest point from incoming cold water 1 hot water distal Furthest point from incoming hot water 1 hot water source equipment supply temperature 1 hot water source equipment return temperature Monitoring cold and hot temperature at midpoints at each riser Provide full training of new water monitoring equipment and basic I&C training relating to this project. Contractor work must fully comply with VHA Directive 1061 The intent of this notice is to identify potential Small Business firms capable of performing these services. The Government will use the information obtained from this sources sought announcement to make a set-aside determination including further restriction under a socio-economic status, firms must identify their socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, General Construction. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220 with the applicable business size of $45 million. If interested in this opportunity, please provide via email a Capability Statement: The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 single sided pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and EIN number; 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples; 4) Offeror's CVE certification as a Veteran owned business; 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, General Construction and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project; 6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential;� 7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate.� The Response Due Date for this Sources Sought Notice is November 12. 2026 at 10:00 am Central Time.� Respondents will not be notified of the results of analysis. Submit your responses to Jennifer.Hill@va.gov.� PLEASE REFERENCE "SOURCES SOUGHT: 36C25527Q0052 Project 657-27-111JB, Install Continuous Water Monitoring System" IN THE SUBJECT LINE and first page of the response. The point of contact for submission of Capabilities Statement and questions is: Jennifer Hill Contracting Officer Email: jennifer.hill@va.gov NCO 15 Contracting Office Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside, or any other guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. Interested firms shall be required to respond to additional announcements separately from this announcement without further notice from the Government when posted to the Contract Opportunities website at https://sam.gov/. The Contract Opportunities website is the only official site to obtain these documents.
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