S299--Aquarium Maintenance

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{"description":"This is a Sources Sought Notice for Aquarium Maintenance & Cleaning Services as identified in the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contractor shall furnish all necessary tools, parts, labor, supplies, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation necessary to furnish the services noted below.\n\nA DRAFT SOW is attached to this notice and is subject to change should a solicitation be issued as a result of this notice. \n\nPlease respond if you have the ability and actual intention to complete this requirement. All of the following information is required in your response:\n\nSAM UEI NUMBER provide this in the email text\nGSA Contract Number provide this in the email text\nCapabilities Statement\nConfirmation of actual intent to submit an offer should an RFQ be posted in future\nCompany name and address\nPoint of contact information (name, phone, email)\nSocioeconomic size status (example: large business, small business, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.) provide this in the email text\n\nThis Sources Sought Notice is intended to locate any business capable of performance.\n\nThe anticipated NAICS Code for this requirement is 561720.\n\nThis is not a Request for Quotation and quotes shall not be reviewed at this time.\n\nThe Government shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the contractor because of this Sources Sought Notice.\n\nThis notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to any particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.\n\nResponses shall be submitted by email only, to Jeannie Ortiz, at jeanne.ortiz@va.gov by Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). Responses MUST include 36C25026Q0260 in the subject line. PHONE CALLS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE.\n\nDRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK\nGENERAL:\nThe Ann Arbor VA Medical Center (AAVA), located at 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, requires maintenance and cleaning of two (2) fish aquarium tanks, twice per month, located in the Community Living Center (CLC) and Acute Inpatient Mental Health (AIMH).\n\nSCOPE:\nThe contractor shall provide the following services:\nMaintenance/cleaning site-visit once per month, on same date as one of the cleaning visits.\nCleaning of two (2) 75-gallon fish aquarium tanks to include:\nCleaning inside & outside of glass.\nCleaning of gravel.\nCleaning of filter system \nProvide any water tests/treatments as necessary.\nAdjusting plants, rocks, and general underwater scenery.\nReplacement of aquarium lights (burnt out, broken, malfunctioning).\nReplacement of filtering materials.\nAfter completion of services, Contractor shall clean the immediate area of any water, tools, sponges or any other items.\n\nContractor shall provide fish food appropriate for fish species in auto feeders sufficient for feeding fish for one month at a time.\n\nField Reports:\nContractor shall provide a field service report documenting work performed on each visit. \nFailure to send a field service report may result in non-payment or delay in payment.\n\nContractor shall collaborate with the Service POC/Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) regarding overall services provided.\n \nPlant and Fish replacements will be purchased on an as-needed basis and shall be purchased on a separate purchase order number.\n\nCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: \nThe Information Security Officer (ISO) requires that all contractors employees working on the contract shall be required to take the VA privacy training prior to starting work.\n\nGOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: \nGovernment will provide Contractor access to any rooms or equipment needed to perform the work.\n\nDAYS & HOURS OF OPERATION:\nWork shall be performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. \nWork shall not be performed on any federal holidays or any day deemed a federal holiday by the President of the United States. For a current list of all federal holiday, see: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C25026Q0260 Type: Sources Sought Base Type: Sources Sought NAICS: 561720 Classification Code: S299 Response Deadline: 2026-02-12T10:00:00-05:00 Office Address: DAYTON, OH Place of Performance: CONTACTING FACILITY IN REGARD TO, THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE POC: Jeannie Ortiz, jeanne.ortiz@va.gov, NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED {"description":"This is a Sources Sought Notice for Aquarium Maintenance & Cleaning Services as identified in the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contractor shall furnish all necessary tools, parts, labor, supplies, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation necessary to furnish the services noted below.\n\nA DRAFT SOW is attached to this notice and is subject to change should a solicitation be issued as a result of this notice. \n\nPlease respond if you have the ability and actual intention to complete this requirement. All of the following information is required in your response:\n\nSAM UEI NUMBER provide this in the email text\nGSA Contract Number provide this in the email text\nCapabilities Statement\nConfirmation of actual intent to submit an offer should an RFQ be posted in future\nCompany name and address\nPoint of contact information (name, phone, email)\nSocioeconomic size status (example: large business, small business, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.) provide this in the email text\n\nThis Sources Sought Notice is intended to locate any business capable of performance.\n\nThe anticipated NAICS Code for this requirement is 561720.\n\nThis is not a Request for Quotation and quotes shall not be reviewed at this time.\n\nThe Government shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the contractor because of this Sources Sought Notice.\n\nThis notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to any particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.\n\nResponses shall be submitted by email only, to Jeannie Ortiz, at jeanne.ortiz@va.gov by Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). Responses MUST include 36C25026Q0260 in the subject line. PHONE CALLS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE.\n\nDRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK\nGENERAL:\nThe Ann Arbor VA Medical Center (AAVA), located at 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, requires maintenance and cleaning of two (2) fish aquarium tanks, twice per month, located in the Community Living Center (CLC) and Acute Inpatient Mental Health (AIMH).\n\nSCOPE:\nThe contractor shall provide the following services:\nMaintenance/cleaning site-visit once per month, on same date as one of the cleaning visits.\nCleaning of two (2) 75-gallon fish aquarium tanks to include:\nCleaning inside & outside of glass.\nCleaning of gravel.\nCleaning of filter system \nProvide any water tests/treatments as necessary.\nAdjusting plants, rocks, and general underwater scenery.\nReplacement of aquarium lights (burnt out, broken, malfunctioning).\nReplacement of filtering materials.\nAfter completion of services, Contractor shall clean the immediate area of any water, tools, sponges or any other items.\n\nContractor shall provide fish food appropriate for fish species in auto feeders sufficient for feeding fish for one month at a time.\n\nField Reports:\nContractor shall provide a field service report documenting work performed on each visit. \nFailure to send a field service report may result in non-payment or delay in payment.\n\nContractor shall collaborate with the Service POC/Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) regarding overall services provided.\n \nPlant and Fish replacements will be purchased on an as-needed basis and shall be purchased on a separate purchase order number.\n\nCONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: \nThe Information Security Officer (ISO) requires that all contractors employees working on the contract shall be required to take the VA privacy training prior to starting work.\n\nGOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: \nGovernment will provide Contractor access to any rooms or equipment needed to perform the work.\n\nDAYS & HOURS OF OPERATION:\nWork shall be performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. \nWork shall not be performed on any federal holidays or any day deemed a federal holiday by the President of the United States. For a current list of all federal holiday, see: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/\n"}