J063--Providence RI Physical Access Security Maintenance

Page 2 of 2 This is a Sources Sought notice only. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 561621, with a size standard 25 million dollars. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is seeking information and to identify any vendor capable of providing Physical Access Control System (PACS) Annual Subscription for Genetec Software Support to include Genetec Security Desk, and Hughes Identification Devices Physical Access (HID PACS), including telephone support, on-site support, emergency support, and preventative maintenance and software upgrades This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are encouraged to provide information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified or wish to provide information in response to this notice are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information by 2:00 PM EST, 10-June-2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information shall be emailed to Joshua.Gallien@va.gov with RFI #36C10D26Q0113, PACS in the subject line. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested parties should complete the attached Worksheet. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Attachment 1 Sources Sought Worksheet QUALIFICATION INFORMATION: Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #: ___________________________________________________ CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________ SAM Registered: (Y / N) Other available contract vehicles applicable to this sources sought (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): __________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: Verified SDVOSB: (Y / N) Verified VOSB: (Y / N) 8(a): (Y / N) HUBZone: (Y / N) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Small Business: (Y / N) NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and verified in the SBA Registry https://search.certifications.sba.gov/?CFID=4566&CFTOKEN=ab97b84e69c54e36-8499F018-B2BC-7203-D072223AADD0D8EE . BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTICE / MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the services as outline in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (Attachment 2) with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the services to the outlined equipment. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Please Provide Evidence of being an approved reseller / servicer of Genetec Software Hughes Identification Devices (HID). Would it be your intent to self-perform services or would you intend on using sub-contractors if an award was made? Please also provide us feedback you may have in response to the Performance Work Statement example: suggestions to make the document clearer, additional information needed, or any other suggestions you may have. Attachment 2 Veterans Affairs, Providence Regional Office DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) Physical Access Control System (PACS) Preventative Maintenance General Intention: It is the general intention of the Providence Regional Office, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to acquire contractor services for the purpose of maintaining, servicing and general upkeep of the Physical Access Control System (PACS). This fixed firm price requirement is for the Annual Subscription for Genetec Software Support to include Genetec Security Desk, and Hughes Identification Devices Physical Access (HID PACS), including telephone support, on-site support, emergency support, and preventative maintenance and software upgrades. Scope: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, material, supervision, and quality control necessary to perform preventative maintenance, inspections and updates/upgrades to the Physical Access Control System (PACS) equipment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, (Veterans Benefits Administration Providence Regional Office). Place of performance: Building Address: 380 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Normal business hours: 8:00AM to 4:00PM EST Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be one (1) base year (12 months) with four (4) potential (1) option years to be exercised at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Government Furnished Equipment: None Post Award Meetings / Progress Meetings: The contractor shall attend (virtually) any post award meetings convened by the Contracting Officer (CO), Contract Specialist (CS) or facility Point of Contact (POC). Meetings shall discuss contract performance, lessons learned, issues identified or any other topic deemed necessary by the Government. Contractors attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government. Contractor Qualifications: The contractor or subcontractor shall be an approved reseller for Genetec Software Hughes Identification Devices (HID) PACS System on station. Preventative Maintenance: The Contractor shall provide services required under this contract within normal business hours which are 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday, except on recognized federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local/national emergencies, administrative closures, or similar Government directed facility closings. The service contractor will maintain current factory sponsored technical and software support for HID software (pivclass), HID hardware (smartcard readers, server) Genetec PACS system, duress buttons (to include installation of additional equipment), high-definition CCTV system and IDS (intrusion detection system) during the service agreement period. The first inspection shall take place within 30 days of period of performance start date, each following inspection will take place every three (3) months, unless otherwise approved by the facility POC. The contractor will provide preventative maintenance on a day mutually agreed on by the Government and the contractor for the devices indicated on the Equipment Inventory List. Equipment List: Equipment Inventory List Item No. Part Number…