The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for the quarterly testing of dental unit waterlines at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL and Adam Benjamin Jr. Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Crown Point, IN. This Sources Sought Synopsis is published for market research purposes only. This The result of this market research will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Requirements: Perform Collection and Testing of Dental Waterlines Samples and Reporting Results Analysis. Waterlines Testing is essential and is mandated that the Dental Waterlines and Units and must meet standards and regulations as required by the Department of Veterans Affairs, AAMI, and CMS guidelines. If your organization has the capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) organization name, address, email address, website address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All information submitted will be treated as proprietary information and will not be disclosed to third parties. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THE GOVERNMENT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY PROCURE THIS REQUIREMENT IN ANY MANNER CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 3:00 PM (CST) August 26, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Laura.Broacha@va.gov. PLEASE SEE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT ATTACHED.
