8430--691-21-1-4057-0007 Safety Shoes

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a source sought synopsis only. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS

316210 (size standard of 1,000 Employees). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide Safety Shoes for VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System: SAFETY SHOES FOR GLA STAFF: VARIOUS 1 IDIQ ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR SAFETY SHOES ANNUAL ALLOTMENT SAFETY SHOES FOR SCM/ENG/EMS/SAFETY STAFF CONTRACTOR WILL SERVICE THE VHAGLA HEALTHCARE CENTER WITH A MOBILE SHOE TRUCK AT SPECIFIED LOCATIONS TO ADDRESS BOTH THE WLA AND SEPULVEDA CAMPUSES. TRUCK MAY BE REQUIRED AT EACH LOCATION NO MORE THAN TWO (2) TIMES PER YEAR. EACH EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED ONE PAIR OF EITHER SHOES OR BOOTS AT GOVERNMENT PRICING. WHETHER VIA MOBILE SHOE TRUCK OR VIA VOUCHER PRESENTED AT VENDOR STORE LOCATION, SHOES WILL BE PROVIDED ON DAY OF FITTING, WITH EXCEPTION OF SPECIAL ORDERS, WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (USUALLY WITHIN 3 DAYS.) ENGINEERING, SAFETY, AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STAFF MAY CHOOSE EITHER STEEL-TOE OR COMPOSITE SAFETY SHOES OR SAFETY BOOTS, BASED UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISOR. PROVISION OF SAFETY FOOTWEAR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. TRUCK VISIT - DAY ONE: TBD (IN NOV. 2020) AT WLA CAMPUS; DAY TWO TBD (IN NOV. 2020) AT SEPULVEDA CAMPUS; DAY THREE TBD (IN JUN 2021) FOR NEW STAFF ONLY FROM BOTH LOCATIONS; VISIT AT EITHER WLA OR SEPULVEDA CAMPUS, IF NEEDED. MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISIT (DAY 1) WLA CAMPUS BLDG 63 (ENGINEERING) TBD (IN NOV. 2020) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 100 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 100 PR VARIOUS 2 VIA MOBILE SHOE TRUCK, CONTRACTOR PROVISION OF SAFETY FOOTWEAR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE: DAY TWO: TBD (IN NOV 2020; DAY AFTER VISIT TO WLA CAMPUS) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 MOBILE SHOE TRUCK LOCATION: SEPULVEDA CAMPUS NEAR BLDG 300 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 50 PR VARIOUS 3 VOUCHER PURCHASED FROM CONTRACTOR VIA PHONE/FAX FROM SCM POC CLINTON BURKE AS NEEDED BETWEEN MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISITS. METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR CONTRACTOR-SUPPLIED VOUCHERS MAY BE PURCHASE CARD ORDERS; APROX. QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 50 PR VARIOUS 4 THIRD TRUCK VISIT (IF NEEDED) IN JUNE 2021 VIA MOBILE SHOE TRUCK, CONTRACTOR PROVISION OF SAFETY FOOTWEAR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE: DAY THREE: TBD (IN JUN 2021) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 MOBILE SHOE TRUCK LOCATION: WLA CAMPUS NEAR BLDG 297 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 50 PR STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) AS OF 9/24/2020 691-21-1-4057-0007 Contract Number: Task Order Number: IFCAP Tracking Number: Follow-on to Contract and Task Order Number: N/A 1. Contract Title. Safety Shoe 2. Background. This is an annual requirement. 3. Scope. Service of Mobile Shoe Truck to provide indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity of safety shoes availability, two times per FY 21, COMMENCING 11/1/2020. This support is needed to provide staff mandatory requirement of safety shoes on-site at WLA and Sepulveda locations. 4. General. The primary purpose of this service is to provide each authorized employee one pair of either shoes or boots at government pricing. Shoes will be provided on day of fitting, except special orders which will be delivered within 3 days. 5. Specific Tasks. Service of Mobile Shoe Truck to provide on-site availability (approximately) November 2020 and June 2021 at VAGLA WLA and Sepulveda campus. Vendor will provide shoe fitting of each employee and shoes on the day of the fitting. Various shoes sizes for sizing (i.e. size 6 16 and different widths) MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISIT (DAY 1) WLA CAMPUS BLDG 63 (ENGINEERING) TBD (IN NOV. 2020) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 100 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISIT (DAY 2) TBD SEPULVEDA CAMPUS NEAR BLDG 300 (ENGINEERING) TBD (IN NOV. 2020) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISIT (DAY 3) TBD WLA CAMPUS NEAR BLDG 297 (IN JUNE 2020) APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 SERVICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM VOUCHER PURCHASED FROM CONTRACTOR VIA PHONE/FAX FROM SCM POC CLINTON BURKE AS NEEDED BETWEEN MOBILE SHOE TRUCK VISITS APPROXIMATE QUANTITY FOOTWARE PAIRS TO BE PURCHASED: 50 6. Performance Monitoring. The COR will monitor service to ensure all necessary staff to receive safety shoes on days of visitation or receive voucher. 7. Security Requirements. Contractors will not provide direct patient care and will have no access to patient information. 8. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI). N/A. 9. Other Pertinent Information or Special Considerations. N/A 10. Risk Control. N/A 11. Place of Performance. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLA) West Los Angeles (WLA) and Sepulveda Campus. 12. Period of Performance. Initial period of performance shall be commencing 11/1/2020 and ending 9/30/2021. 13. Delivery Schedule. N/A 14. CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ROSTERS N/A. 15. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: The Contractor shall ensure that the employees assigned shall be cognizant of sexual harassment, drug-free workplace and other appropriate federal employment requirements. Contractor s Employees: Both parties agree that the contractor performing under the contract shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose and shall be considered employees of the contractor only. In addition, the COR shall act as the primary point of contact (POC) between the CO and the contractor. The representative shall have full authority to act on behalf of the contractor on all matters relating to daily operations of contract performance. An alternate POC shall also be designated. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Must be steel toe or composite construction that meets the OSHA Safety Shoe requirement. The outer construction can be leather or other soft material that meets OSHA standard. Slip proof sole. Vendor should have the ability to deliver (by post) and or accept store walk-in vouchers. Vendor must have a mobile service that can deliver to campus for mass distribution of product. The FAR Clause 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal applies to this RFI. Any items stated as equal not confirming to the requirements will be considered non- responsive. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and can provide the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business a: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or a distributor of the items being researched above? (4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? (5) If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) Does your company have FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (7) If you are an FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or federal contract holder, are the items you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? (8) Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to latricia.williams2@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 3PM, PST. October 19, 2020. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this source sought. Responses to this source sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Please reference 36C26221Q0026. If possible, please provide unofficial pricing. Notice: No remanufactures or gray market items/ supplies will not be acceptable. Interested parties of RFI must be an authorized reseller, distributor, or dealer of the O.E.M. (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Verification can be provided by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. Equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.