S218--589-25-1-5329-0004 Snow removal Services Harry S. Truman Memorial Hospital Columbia, Mo

589-25-1-5329-0004 Snow Removal Services THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to gain knowledge and determine the availability and interest of vendors for NAICS 561730 - Snow Plowing Services/Seasonal property Maintenance. The Department of Veterans Affairs NCO-15 is conducting market research for Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center in Columbia, MO to determine potential sources having the skills, certificates, capabilities, experience, certifications, and bonding capacity to perform the described work. No award will be made from this Sources Sought. No solicitation, specifications, or drawings are available; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for an anticipated future acquisition. Snow Removal Services The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to satisfy the needs of the ordering activity. The Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center in Columbia MO is looking for a vendor to perform on-call Snow Removal Services. The vendor will need to be available twenty-four hours per day; seven day per week and the vendor shall be required to complete work (one complete sweep of parking lots, streets, and upper levels of parking structures) within a maximum of six hours. It is the intent to have streets, upper level of parking structures and parking lots cleared for use prior to 0500 daily. Night work will normally be required. The Contractor will have a minimum of four (4) pieces of equipment available at the same time, two (2) pieces of equipment must be heavy equipment (i.e., front loader with a six ft. bucket and/or a tractor plow if necessary). If space becomes limited for snow mounding the contractor shall be required to have a minimum of one (1) 15-ton dump trunk available. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 561730 (Snow Plowing Services/Seasonal property Maintenance), size standard $9.0 Million. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a small business such as VOSB or SDVOSB. The determination of acquisition strategy for this acquisition lies solely with the government. The Capabilities Statement for this sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with a Capabilities statement. Submission of a Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among any specific socio-economic category. All interested contractors should notify this office via email by 8:00 AM Central Standard time on July 29. Responses must include the sources sought number and title in the subject line of their email response. Submit response and information to: Erika Kobulnicky, Contracting Specialist Erika.Kobulnicky@va.gov NCO 15 Department of Veteran Affairs Leavenworth, Kansas 66048