SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS 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 Durable Medical Equipment Services for the following Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 facilities: Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee VAMC) in Milwaukee, WI, James Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, IL, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (Jesse Brown VAMC) in Chicago, IL, Edward Hines VA Hospital (Hines VA Hospital) in Hines, IL, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (Iron Mt. VAMC) in Iron Mountain, MI, William S. Middleton VA Hospital (Madison VA Hospital) in Madison, WI, Tomah VA Medical Center (Tomah VAMC) in Tomah, WI, and VA Illiana Health Care System (Danville VA Hospital) in Danville, IL and all associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) catchment areas, plus 100 miles. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621610 Home Health Care 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: Provide a brief description of DME delivery services. This shall include a description of storage facility/ies. Inventory to include, but not limited to: Hospital beds (any type/size hospital bed, electric or manual) Mattresses (including specialty mattresses) Over-bed tables Patient transfer lifts (e.g. Hoyer, Reliant, Sara, etc. manual or electric) Scooters Side rails Trapeze assemblies Walkers (standard and (4) four-wheel walkers) Wheelchairs (manual and power devices) Portable ramps Feeding pumps IV pumps Bathroom safety equipment (bath seats, benches, grab bars, commodes, raised toilet seats, etc.) Total estimated DME quantity deliveries per year is 2,400. It is expected that the vendor provides a warehouse for storage with the following estimated square footage: Milwaukee VAMC 1000 s.f. Madison VA Hospital 1000 s.f. Tomah VAMC 1000 s.f. Iron Mt. VAMC 1000 s.f. FHCC 1000 s.f. Hines VA Hospital 1000 s.f. Jesse Brown VAMC 1000 s.f. Danville VA Hospital 1000 s.f. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site 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 in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. 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, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. 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 10:00 AM Local (Central) Time on March, 3, 2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to joni.dorr@va.gov.
