This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Tomah, Wisconsin. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

As of April 22, 2022, a contractor has not been awarded for this sources sought notice. A solicitation for a contractor is expected to be issued mid May 2022. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to April 2023. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT action seeking responses from Small Business concerns only. This announcement seeks information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with his synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this action. We are soliciting the most highly qualified businesses, encompassing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Small Business (SB) socio-economic groups to determine the appropriate set-aside necessary to fulfill the governments Abatement Monitoring Services requirement to assist the government in making the determination of appropriate procurement procedures. The Tomah VA Medical Center is seeking Abatement Monitoring Services under NAICS Code 541620 Environmental Consulting Services on an "as-needed" basis under a fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Services for this scope of work will be for a VA Professional Industrial Hygienist (VPIH) / Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH to provide abatement monitoring and testing. The VPIH/CIH will perform the necessary monitoring, inspection, testing, and other support services to ensure that VA patients, employees, and visitors will not be adversely affected by the abatement work, and that the abatement work proceeds in accordance with the specifications, that the abated areas or abated buildings have been successfully decontaminated. The VPIH is an independent Industrial Hygienist employed by the Veterans Administration (VA) to provide various services on the behalf of the VA. VPIH must be a Certified Industrial Hygienist and must be licensed in asbestos inspection in Wisconsin. VPIH will provide services as described in VA specification 02 82 11, Asbestos Abatement (MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (PG-18-1) - Office of Construction & Facilities Management (va.gov)) Veteran Professional IH - An IH who meets the definition requirements of AIHA; meets the definition requirements of OSHA as a "Competent Person" at 29 CFR 1926.1101 (b); has completed two specialized EPA approved courses on management and supervision of asbestos abatement projects; has formal training in respiratory protection and waste disposal; and has a minimum of four projects of similar complexity with this project of which at least three projects serving as the supervisory IH. The PIH may be either the VA's PIH (VPIH/CIH) or Contractor's PIH (CPIH/CIH). Reference: 1926.1101 - Asbestos | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha.gov) The preferred area of consideration is limited to a 200-mile driving radius from the following location: Tomah VA Medical Center 500 E. Veterans Street Tomah, WI 54660-3105 IDIQ Ordering Limit: $500,000; Individual Task Orders: Not less than $2,000. Not to exceed $50,000. Guaranteed Minimum: $5,000 Duration: 3 years To be eligible, interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base at https://www.sam.gov (search 36C25222Q0499). For firms claiming either SDVOSB or VOSB classification status, they must also be registered and certified through the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization data base, located at VIP Home . VetBiz Portal (va.gov). Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit as much of the following information as possible: o Company name, address, point of contact with phone number, email address and Unique Entity ID; Unique Entity ID is Here | GSA o SAM - Proof of registration:: SAM.gov | Home o Proof of Registration or intention of registration prior to submission of offers to a solicitation; VIP Home . VetBiz Portal (va.gov). o Business experience. o Resume(s) of VPIH Certified Industrial Hygienists, licensed in asbestos inspection in Wisconsin The response date to this Sources Sought notice is April 12, 2022. This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if there are adequate qualified SDVOSB, VOSB or SB concerns to warrant a set-aside procurement. Hard copy submissions are NOT acceptable. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted. Electronic submissions are to be sent to Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov and Lizbeth.Bradett@va.gov. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.