N042--Generate Lockout Tagout Procedures and Program Base Year plus Three Option Years VA Palo Alto Health Care System

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Contract Opportunity

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.
No Solicitation is currently available.
All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690 Other Scientific and Consulting Services, the small business size standard is $19 million, and has been verified as the correct NAICS code for the requirement, verified through the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/cew/classifications/industry/industry-titles.htm
The correct Product and Service Code (PSC) for the requirement is R428 Support Professional: Industrial Hygienics is verified in the April 2025 PSC Manual.

Brief Description
VAPAHCS is requesting a Base Year plus three (3) Option Year Service Contract for Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) procedures and site training for all equipment to control the release of hazardous energy to meet both VHA Directive and governing NFPA codes and OSHA standards. Requesting labor, materials, equipment, supervision, administrative support required for the development of LOTO procedures for all equipment requiring LOTO procedures for approximately 900 pieces of equipment. See details in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Period of Performance: 9/1/2026-8/31/2030 base year plus three option years.
All interested contractors must respond by email to wayne.geschwindt@va.gov no later than 10:00 A.M. PST on June 16, 2026.

Basic Requirement Information
Interested vendors are asked to review the draft SOW and provide the following information in their response:
1. What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.)
a. If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered on the Veteran Small Business Certification website? https://search.certifications.sba.gov/

2. Provide Company s legal name along with DUNS and/or UEI.

3. Capabilities Statement / Narrative

4. List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.

5. Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). If plan on subcontracting, demonstrate that you will meet the limitations on subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 for Small Businesses; VAAR 852.219-73 and VAAR 852.219-74 for SDVOSB/VOSB.

6. GSA Contract Number.

7. Fill out the price estimate on the attached price schedule.

Solicitation number 36C26126Q0817 has been assigned and should be referenced in all correspondence regarding this announcement.
The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.
This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-7) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source.
Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/
SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of quote submission
and CVE verified in VetCert website https://veterans.certify.sba.gov

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Wayne Geschwindt at wayne.geschwindt@va.gov.

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