Sources Sought - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) Above and Below Raised Floor Cleaning AITC, CRRC, HITC, and PITC

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Background The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), is conducting market research to identify qualified vendors capable of providing above and below raised floor cleaning services in active, mission-critical data center environments. The goal is to ensure that the cleaning services do not disrupt ongoing data center operations while maintaining compliance with federal security and background investigation requirements. Work Details Services will be required at multiple VA Information Technology Center locations: Austin, TX; Martinsburg, WV; Hines, IL; and Philadelphia, PA. The requirement includes semi-annual and annual cleaning of raised access flooring systems, subfloor plenums, static dissipative (ESD) flooring, LAN closets, telecom rooms, mechanical rooms, and hot aisle containment systems. Work must be performed using HEPA/ULPA-filtered vacuum equipment and anti-static cleaning solutions. Specific tasks include: - AITC (Austin, TX): Cleaning in Rooms 134 (Computer Room), 140 (Computer Room), 147 (IT Tape Storage), 121X (Security Office & Monitoring Room), 156 (PBX); tiled flooring in Rooms 160A-D. - CRRC (Martinsburg, WV): Cleaning in LAN closets Rm. 112, 172, & 209; Rm. 131 (Integration room), Rm. 221 (Data Center), Rm. 222 (Demarc room). - HITC (Hines, IL): Cleaning in Rm. 100 (Data Center). - PITC (Philadelphia, PA): Cleaning in the Data Center’s Computer Room. Each location has specific square footage requirements for cleaning that must be adhered to. Period of Performance Semi-annual cleanings are required with the first cleaning to be performed within specified timeframes from the date of award for each location: AITC within 30 days; CRRC within 90 days; HITC within 120 days; PITC annually during March or April. Place of Performance Tasks will be performed at the following VA facilities: - AITC: 1615 Woodward St., Austin, Texas 78772 - CRRC: 221 Butler Avenue, Bldg. 511 on the premises of the VA Medical Center campus in Martinsburg, WV 25405 - HITC: Bldg. 215, 5000 S.5th Ave on the premises of the VA Medical Center campus in Hines IL 60141 - PITC: 5000 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144.