This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Request for Information only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued only for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This synopsis aims to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 339112. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 17 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide Blood Paramater Monitoring System for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services will be satisfactory. Equal is acceptable. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include the company name, address, point of contact, and size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business a: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.? (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or a distributor of the items being researched above? (4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above, do you alter; assemble; or modify; the items requested in any way? (5) If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; or modified. (6) Does your company have FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (7) If you are an FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or federal contract holder, are the items you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Carolina.Ramirez@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 8 AM CST. November 8, 2024. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this source sought. Responses to this source s sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Please reference 36C25725Q0077. See below schedule and SOW. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 2.00 EA ____________ _________ CDI 550 MONITOR WITH ART/HS - CA / 550AHCT LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 550AHCT 0002 2.00 EA ____________ _________ CDI 540 CALIBRATOR LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 540 GRAND TOTAL __________________ The Contractor shall provide all labor, travel, materials, tools, and equipment necessary for Midas Rex Drills and supporting accessory installation located in the Operating Room at the Audie L. Murphy Medical Center, San Antonio, TX. Terumo CDI 550 w/ supporting accessories. Terumo CDI 550 shall include, but not limited to the following: Provide all necessary labor (non-union) and materials needed for uncrating and Installation of the Terumo CDI 550. Set in-place and assemble Terumo CDI 550 and components in the OR. Includes operational check-out test along with installation services. Perform all necessary adjustments needed for functional use. Demonstrate proper usage of equipment to appropriate facility personnel. The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers, nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services. If removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody. There will be no federal records created, maintained, used, or dispositioned with this contract; regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.].
