J046 -- Sources Sought Notice for VA NJ HCS East Orange SPS R . O . Critical Water System Replacement

2026-11-03

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office ( NCO ) 2 is issuing this Sources Sought Notice ( SSN ) to survey the market and identify interested and capable contractors with the resources to fulfill this requirement for a firm - fixed - priced contract to replace the Critical Water System of the Sterile Processing Service ( SPS ) Department at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System East Orange Campus , 385 Tremont Ave , East Orange , NJ 07018 . Additionally , a temporary system is required along with subsequent maintenance . The result of this market research will contribute to determining the procurement strategy . The applicable North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code assigned to this procurement is 221310 , Water Supply and Irrigation Systems . THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . RATHER , IT IS A REQUEST FOR CAPABILITY STATEMENTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT MAY USE TO DETERMINE INTEREST , CAPABILITY , AS WELL AS AVAILABILITY TO COMPETE AND PERFORM THE REQUIRED WORK . THE GOVERNMENT ASSUMES NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION OF A RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST . THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . Interested parties should include the following information in their response package : Organization name , address , point of contact , email address , web site address , and telephone number as well as the System for Award Management ( SAM ) Unique Entity ID ( UEI ) number . Business size : small , serviced - disabled veteran - owned small business ( SDVOSB ), veteran owned small business ( VOSB ), large business , etc . Business type under NAICS 221310 , which contains a size standard of $ 41 . 0 Million . Capability statements with recent and relevant experience for similar or same requirements particular to this effort , with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability . Responses to this sources sought notice shall not exceed five ( 5 ) pages and should include all the foremost mentioned information . In addition , all submissions should be provided electronically in an Adobe Portable Document Format ( PDF ). The government will evaluate market information to determine potential market capacity to : Provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated . Implement a successful plan that includes contractor compliance with program standards , quality control , and performance . Provide services under a firm - fixed - price contract . Interested SDVOSB and VOSB companies shall be registered and certified as such through the Small Business Administration ( SBA ) Small Business Search ( SBS ) website at https :// search . certifications . sba . gov / as well as in the System for Award Management ( SAM ) as prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation Clause 52 . 232 - 33 Based on the responses to this market survey , this requirement may be set - aside for SDVOSBs , VOSBs , small businesses , procured through full and open competition , or sole sourced . Submission Instructions : Interested parties who consider themselves capable of meeting or exceeding the services are invited to submit a response to this notice by 4 : 00 PM EST , November 21 , 2025 . All responses shall be emailed to Mitchelle . Labady @ va . gov . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged , and no debriefs or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions . Important Notes . Any organization responding to this notice should not submit a boilerplate marketing brochure instead complete a tailored their response . sufficiently detailed with the organization s qualifications to perform the required work to facilitate the government s evaluation and determination of their capability . The government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate . Respondents are advised that the government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted . Following the review of all eligible responses and determination of the best supported procurement strategy , the Contracting Officer will post an official solicitation . The government reserves the right to use any non - proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation ( s ). See SOW on the following page , refer to section 2 . 1 for equipment model information .

New Jersey

2026-04-29