R614--White River Junction, VAMC Shredding 36C24126Q0212

This is a Sources Sought announcement to be used for preliminary market research purposes only. No quotations are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR QUOTATIONS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of all vendors, public and private institutions, members of 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with a base year and four option years. DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION SHREDDING SERVICES White River Junction VA Medical Center 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05001-3833. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide document destruction services for Government- provided documents, containing sensitive confidential and medical records. Destruction documents will be accomplished at the White River Junction VA Medical Center and VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) through the use of a vehicle equipped for mobile shredding. Contractor is responsible for maintaining liability insurance for the duration of the contract and for following all pertinent federal and state regulations with regards to transportation and destruction of medical documentation. All security waste shall be shredded on-site and transported to an appropriate location to be recycled. During shredding the waste material must be maintained in a secured container in a secured holding area, which will prevent any disclosure or unauthorized access. The destruction of the information must be witnessed either by a VA employee or, if authorized by the VA, by the contractor employee. The White River Junction VA Medical Center shall not be required to separate documents by color or grade of paper, nor remove paper clips and other fasteners. Contractor shall furnish locks and keys for all the containers provided under this contract unless one key fit all, if that is the case then the COR will request 40 keys for staffing. Each container provided shall have information on it listing the acceptable and non-acceptable items that may be placed inside. The intent of the project is to award a firm fixed price purchase order agreement for one base year and four possible option years. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) prior to award. All interested Veteran Owned firms must be registered in VetCert https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ and registered in SAM: https://sam.gov/ to be eligible for award of Government contracts. The NAICS Code: 561990 All other support Services. Size standard: $16.5 million. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought shall submit the following information to Jeffrey.Fleming@va.gov (1) Company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number. (2) Documentation relating to technical capability of performance. for requirements to include references with current point of contact and phone number. (3) Companies seeking preference based on being a veteran owned business concern must provide proof of registration in the https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ (4) If sub contracting- 13 CFR 121.103 (H) 3 applies.