Page 2 of 3 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or (4) Other Than Small business firms, to provide Brand Name or Equal: John Deere Model: Gator XUV865M for the Danville VAMC located in Danville, IL 61832. General Requirements: Brand Name or Equal: Brand Name: John Deere Model: Gator XUV865M Salient Characteristics: 01. Must be commercial grade 02. Must have a diesel engine 03. Must be 4 wheel drive 04. Must have power steering 05. Must have fully enclosed cab with full doors 06. All cab windows should be glass 07. Must have heat and air conditioning for cab 08. Heavy duty all terrain radial tires 09. Must have LED headlights 10. Must have LED work lights front and rear 11. Must have a Beacon light 12. Cargo box must have spray in bed liner 13. Cargo box must have power dump 14. Must be equipped with a 10 cubic foot in bed salt spreader with controller 15. Must be equipped with a 72" hydraulic snow plow 16. Must have a front brush guard, tail light protectors, and rear panel glass protector All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING: Company name. Address. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address). FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable. SAM Unique ID number. Tax ID number. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Other Than Small Business) for which the organization qualifies. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above. Documentation from manufacturer (i.e. correspondence from manufacturer) of your firm being an authorized distributor for the manufacturer. Submit responses to the Contracting Specialist, Matthew Hohl, at Matthew.Hohl@va.gov no later than 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time), July 14th, 2023. 36C25223Q0779 Utility Vehicle shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The NAICS Code 333112, Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing, is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is 1,500 employees. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice; no other copies of this notice will be provided.