4510--Backflow Prevention Assemblies

DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI. This REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the SOURCES SOUGHT will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 on behalf of Salem VAMC is conducting Market Research through this SOURCES SOUGHT notice to help determine the availability of qualified Businesses, capable of providing Backflow Prevention Assemblies for 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153. Information collected during this Sources Sought may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02, effective 01/22/2024. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 238220. The NAICS size is $19 Million. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at veterans.certify.sba.gov. Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to, Contract Specialist Charlsi Brooker at Charlsi.Brooker@va.gov no-later-than Tuesday, May 6th, 2026, at 10:00AM, EST, referencing 36C24626Q0570, Backflow Prevention Assemblies. Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) DUNS and UEI; (3) Is your company interested in providing a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) quote or Open Market? Include GSA/FSS/NAC Contract Number, if applicable; (4) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address; (5) SAM # and NAICS code; (6) Business Size SMALL or LARGE; (7) Type of Business: service-disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov. NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.