SOURCES SOUGHT
G -- Hourly Child Care Svcs for Veterans seeking VA Appointments
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 624410
— Child Day Care Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
- ZIP Code
- 10468-3904
- Solicitation Number
- VA24312I0692
- Response Due
- 1/30/2012
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2012
- Point of Contact
- Clifford Harrison
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(Clifford.Harrison@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought 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 qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of performing the work. 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) DUNS number (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. Description: See Scope of Work below It is the intent of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide hourly childcare services to Veterans during their VA appointment in efforts to help relieve the difficulty some Veterans have in making their VA appointments when they are responsible for providing care to young children. Children, both infants and school-age, can be dropped off at the VA Child Care Center (Center) for the duration of the Veteran's scheduled appointment, at no charge to the Veteran. VA (Northport) expects the contractor to provide the highest standard of child care as identified by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards. The contractor shall provide all the manpower, resources, and services necessary to meet the following objectives: a)Direct support of the VA Childcare Pilot Program (Program). b)Safe, developmentally appropriate environments and quality care for young children with strict adherence to health, sanitation, safety, fire, nutrition, and risk management requirements. c)Qualified and experienced management, support and Child Development Staff who communicate positively and professionally with children and parents. d)Provide environments that positively contribute to children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. The VA Pilot Child Care Program provides hourly child care services for children from ages six-(6) weeks through twelve-(12) years of age from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of the VA Medical Center. The Program consists of temporary care (generally, up to 3 hours) that offers children a variety of activities, quiet and active play, indoor and outdoor activities, large and small muscle activities, private/individual time, large group and small group times. The current maximum capacity at VA Northport is 30 children however; the daily operational capacity is determined by the age of the children, teacher/child ratios, and Veteran needs. The following location is covered under this acquisition, the space located at the VA Medical Center, 1st floor of Building 20, 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768. 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 Business firms is anticipated. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, 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 624410 ($7 million). Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR located on the web at www.ccr.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). 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 Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by mail or ground carrier to: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters Medical Center, VISN 3/Network Contract Office, #10N3-NCO, Bronx, NY 10468 or by email to Clifford.Harrison@va.gov. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Clifford Harrison, Contracting Officer and should be received no later than 3:00 pm EDST on January 30th, 2012. Responses are due BY 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) Monday January 30, 2012. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a formal synopsis and subsequent solicitation announcement will be published.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24312I0692/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Medical Center;1st floor of Building 20,;79 Middleville Road;Northport, NY 11768
- Zip Code: 11768
- Zip Code: 11768
- Record
- SN02659139-W 20120125/120123234219-ad627f8046257678c64786079f5a668a (fbodaily.com)
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