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Page 4 of 4 *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS General Information Document Type Combined Solicitation/Synopsis Solicitation Number 36C24423Q0162 Posted Date 12/16/2022 Original Response Date 12/27/2022 @ 10am Eastern Time Product or Service Code F103 Set Aside Total SDVOSB Business Set-Aside NAICS Code 541380 Contracting Office Address 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with Part 13 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C24423Q0162. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08 effective 28 October 2022, and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at FAR | Acquisition.GOV. This Solicitation is being competed as a Total SDVOSB Set-Aside. The NAICS Code is 541380 Testing Laboratories, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is F103 Environmental Systems Protection- Water Quality Support and the business size standard is $16.5 million. The Pittsburgh, PA Contracting Office is seeking to establish water testing services for the Wilkes Barre VAMC. The Statement of Work (SOW) is incorporated with the solicitation document provided in Attachment 1. Service Contract Act Wage Determinations applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract. The Wage Determination is included with this solicitation as Attachment 2. Complete instructions for submitting a response to this solicitation and applicable provisions and clauses are found in Attachment 3. All offerors are advised to pay careful attention to the quote submission instructions as there are very specific instructions as what is required to be provided. The period of performance (POP) is ESTIMATED to be 2/1/2023- 1/31/2028. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. Contractors are advised that any and all questions concerning this solicitation must be sent in writing via email to Lakeisiha.Davenport@va.gov. No questions will be answered after December 26, 2022 @10am. Any questions relating to previous (or current) award information shall be directed to the appropriate FOIA office. Point of Contact Lakeisiha Davenport Contracting Specialist Service 1 (Physical Plant Support Service) Department of Veterans Affairs/Service Area Office East/Network Contracting Office 4 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 Lakeisiha.Davenport@va.gov

Background
This solicitation is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs for water testing services at the Wilkes Barre VAMC. The contracting office is seeking to establish water testing services, and the solicitation is being competed as a Total SDVOSB Set-Aside. The Service Contract Act Wage Determinations applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract.

Work Details
The work includes Legionella water testing, with specific details provided in the Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW outlines the quantity of samples required for different contaminants, such as Legionella and ionic contaminants. It also addresses questions regarding sample sizes and intervals for testing. Additionally, a revised price spreadsheet has been attached to the solicitation.

Period of Performance
The response date for this solicitation is 12-27-2022 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, and the closing date has been extended to 1/9/2023. The period of performance for the contract is not explicitly provided in the solicitation.