MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwired - December 05, 2016) - The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, released on Monday, December 5 a sources sought notice for a contractor to provide and deliver screened and cleansed black dirt to Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

The VA released the sources sought notice to determine interest and capability of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Veteran-Owned Small-Businesses (VOSBs), and Small Businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 212321 to fulfill the terms of the contract. The Small Business Size Standard is 500 Employees.

Contractors interested in this opportunity are invited to e-mail Contractor Specialist Elvira Vann at elvira.vann@va.gov by no later than Wednesday, December 7, the following information:

• DUNS Number and CAGE Code
• Name and address of company
• Point of Contact information (including phone number and e-mail address)
• Capability Statement that lists related past performance

If the VA receives enough interest and feels it can issue a contract to a SDVOSB, VOSB, or small business, it will release an official solicitation for bids.

To receive the contract, contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database, and have as part of the Registration all current Representations and Certifications.

US Federal Contractor Registration, the world's largest third-party government registration firm, completes the required Registrations on behalf of its clients. It also makes available information about opportunities like this, as well as training on how to locate, research, and respond to opportunities.

For more information, to get started with a SAM registration, or to learn more about how US Federal Contractor Registration can help your business succeed, call 877-252-2700, ext. 1.

We also make available for our clients and for contracting officers our proprietary Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS). Our Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS) gives you in one place instant bid notifications, bid proposal prospecting, and information about government procurement officers. We make this search tool available to clients, as part of our commitment to helping each and every USFCR client succeed and thrive as a government contractor.

For contracting officers, the AFPDS gives them in one place access to a database of available contractors and also a place to post information about opportunities. Contracting officers get free access to AFPDS. We also provide interested contracting officers a list of contractors who may be able to provide a service and/or product that they need.

To learn more about our AFPDS, call 877-252-2700, ext. 1.