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. The Department of Veterans Affairs Harlingen Medical HealthCare Medical Center Dental in Harlingen, Texas intends to award a brand name only contract award for the purchase of Dental Instruments. The Government is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, small businesses, HUBZone small businesses and/or other large businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This notice of intent is for open market as well as Federal Supply Schedule items. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business, relative to NAICS 339114 with a size standard of 750 employees. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov or GSA E-Buy at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 15.00 EA SCALER #6/7 SICKLE HDL #9 0002 15.00 EA SPECIAL 8X11 BLUE SIG A/W 0003 130.00 EA MIRROR HANDLE HDL #6 US-THREAD 0004 15.00 EA MIRROR #5 US-THREAD 1PC. /PACK 0005 15.00 EA EXPLORER DOMINION #11/12 HDL #6 0006 15.00 EA BIRFURCATION PROBE NABERS#2N HDL #6 QULIX 3-6-9-12 . 0007 15.00 EA SCALER #204S HDL #9 SICKLE, FINE 0008 15.00 EA SCALER #204SD HDL #9 SICKLE 0009 15.00 EA SCALER JACQUETTE #5/33 HDL #9 0010 15.00 EA CURETTE YOUNGER GOOD #7/8 HDL #9 0011 15.00 EA CURETTE COLUBIA #4R/4L HDL #9 0012 15.00 EA CURETTE GRACEY #3/4 HDL #9 ORAL/LABIAL PURPLE 0013 15.00 EA CURETTE GRACEY #11/12 HDL #9 MESIAL PURPLE 0014 15.00 EA CURETTE GRACEY #13/14 HDL #9 DISTAL PURPLE 0015 15.00 EA CURETTE GRACEY #15/16 HDL #9 MESIAL PURPLE 0016 65.00 EA ANESTHETIC SYRINGE W/ WINGS 0017 15.00 EA SHARPENING STONE CERAMIC SUAL GRIT 0018 60.00 EA BLUEPHASE POWERCURE LIGHT GUIDE 9 MM 0019 2.00 PG PROLINE BITE STICKS 0020 35.00 EA HVE, AUTOCLAVE-CE OTC 0021 35.00 EA SE VALVE ASSY AUTOCLAVABLE OTC 0022 100.00 EA MIRROR #5 US-THREAD 1PC/PACK 0023 1.00 EA CARVER HDL #6 INTERPROXIMAL LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: . 0024 50.00 EA ORAL SURGERY SIG CASS 20 INST RED C6 AW 0025 50.00 EA EXPRO #23 HDL #6 12-9-6-3 0026 50.00 EA EXPLORER #3ES HDL #6 0027 50.00 EA EXCAVATOR #17 HDLE #6 0028 50.00 EA GINGICAL CORD PACKER #113 HDL #6 ANGLED SERRATED 0029 50.00 EA PLUGGER TANNER #2 HDL #41 0030 50.00 EA PLUGGER TANNER #3 HDL #41 0031 50.00 EA CLEOID DISCOID CARVER #1/2 HDL #41 CLEOID DISCOID 0032 50.00 EA CLEOID DISCOLD CARVER #89/92 HDL #6 CLEOID DISCOID 0033 50.00 EA SCALER JAQUETTE #5/33 HDL #6 0034 50.00 EA CURETTE MTC #13/14 HDL #6 0035 50.00 EA BURNISHER #18 HDL #6 0036 50.00 EA BURNISHER #21 HDL #6 0037 50.00 EA BURNISHER #21B HDL #6 0038 50.00 EA PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT DUCK HEAD HDL #6S XTS 0039 50.00 EA PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT HDL #6S XTS SMALL 0040 50.00 EA PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT GOLDSTEIN #3 HDL #6S XTS FLEXI-THIN 0041 50.00 EA PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT #D HDL #6S XTS 0042 50.00 EA CEMENT SPATULA #24 HDL #6 0043 50.00 EA DRESSING PLIERS' UNIVERSAL #17 0044 50.00 EA HEMOSTAT HAISTED MOSQUITO #3 CURVED 12CM 0045 50.00 EA SCISSORS WAGNER #6 CURVED SERRATED 11, 5CM 0046 50.00 EA SIG SERIES REPLACEMENT RAILS LARGE 20 INST CASSETTE RED 0047 24.00 EA STERI-MATE CAVITRON HANDPIECE 0048 40.00 EA STREAMLINE DIRECTFLOW ULT XT 30K TB 0049 40.00 EA STREAMLINE DIRECT FLOW IN 1000 TB 30K 0050 60.00 EA XCP ARM AND RING KIT 0051 35.00 EA 181K INTRA AIR MOTOR 4-H 0052 35.00 EA S10-K SMARTMATIC 1:1 STRAIGHT 52.225-2 BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE (OCT 2022) (a)(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component. (2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select no . (3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105). (4) The terms commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, critical component, domestic end product, end product, and foreign end product are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled Buy American Supplies. (b) Foreign End Products: Line item No. Country of origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no) [List as necessary] (c) Domestic end products containing a critical component: Line item No. [List as necessary] (d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Statement of Work HCC DENTAL HYGIENE INSTURMENTS Introduction The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System (VATVCBHCS) in Harlingen, TX has a requirement to purchase Hu Friedy Dental Hygiene Instruments an authorized vendor to supply and deliver the item(s) identified in Table below. Package Items Summary ITEM NUMBER ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANITY SH6/79E2 SCALER #6/7 SICKLE HDL #9 15 IM4168AW SPECIAL 8X11 BLUE SIG A/W 15 MH6 MIRROR HANDLE HDL #6 US-THREAD 130 MIR5 MIRROR #5 US-THREAD 1PC. /PACK 15 EXD11/126 EXPLORER DOMINION #11/12 HDL #6 15 PQ2N6 BIRFURCATION PROBE NABERS#2N HDL #6 QULIX 3-6-9-12 15 S204S9E2 SCALER #204S HDL #9 SICKLE, FINE 15 S204SD9E2 SCALER #204SD HDL #9 SICKLE 15 SH5/339E2 SCALER JACQUETTE #5/33 HDL #9 15 SYG7/89E2 CURETTE YOUNGER GOOD #7/8 HDL #9 15 SC4R/4L9E2 CURETTE COLUBIA #4R/4L HDL #9 15 SG3/49E2 CURETTE GRACEY #3/4 HDL #9 ORAL/LABIAL PURPLE 15 SG11/129E2 CURETTE GRACEY #11/12 HDL #9 MESIAL PURPLE 15 SG13/149E2 CURETTE GRACEY #13/14 HDL #9 DISTAL PURPLE 15 SG15/169E2 CURETTE GRACEY #15/16 HDL #9 MESIAL PURPLE 15 SYRCW ANESTHETIC SYRINGE W/ WINGS 65 SSDGRIT SHARPENING STONE CERAMIC SUAL GRIT 15 9452115 BLUEPHASE POWERCURE LIGHT GUIDE 9 MM 60 4443255 PROLINE BITE STICKS 2 11.1335.00 HVE, AUTOCLAVE-CE OTC 35 12.1258.00 SE VALVE ASSY AUTOCLAVABLE OTC 35 MIR5 MIRROR #5 US-THREAD 1PC/PACK 100 CVIPC6 CARVER HDL #6 INTERPROXIMAL 1 IMOS200AC6 ORAL SURGERY SIG CASS 20 INST RED C6 AW 50 XP23/126 EXPRO #23 HDL #6 12-9-6-3 50 EXD3ES6 EXPLORER #3ES HDL #6 50 EXC176 EXCAVATOR #17 HDLE #6 50 GCP1136 GINGICAL CORD PACKER #113 HDL #6 ANGLED SERRATED 50 PLG2T PLUGGER TANNER #2 HDL #41 50 PLG3T PLUGGER TANNER #3 HDL #41 50 CD 1/2 CLEOID DISCOID CARVER #1/2 HDL #41 CLEOID DISCOID 50 CD89/926 CLEOID DISCOLD CARVER #89/92 HDL #6 CLEOID DISCOID 50 SH5/336 SCALER JAQUETTE #5/33 HDL #6 50 SMTC13/146 CURETTE MTC #13/14 HDL #6 50 BB186 BURNISHER #18 HDL #6 50 BB216 BURNISHER #21 HDL #6 50 BB21B6 BURNISHER #21B HDL #6 50 TNPCCI PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT DUCK HEAD HDL #6S XTS 50 TNFCIS PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT HDL #6S XTS SMALL 50 TNCIGFT3 PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT GOLDSTEIN #3 HDL #6S XTS FLEXI-THIN 50 TNCCID PLASTIC FILLING INSTRUMENT #D HDL #6S XTS 50 CS246 CEMENT SPATULA #24 HDL #6 50 DPU17 DRESSING PLIERS UNIVERSAL #17 50 H3 HEMOSTAT HAISTED MOSQUITO #3 CURVED 12CM 50 S6 SCISSORS WAGNER #6 CURVED SERRATED 11, 5CM 50 IM4200RAIL SIG SERIES REPLACEMENT RAILS LARGE 20 INST CASSETTE RED 50 1671654 STERI-MATE CAVITRON HANDPIECE 24 6011551 STREAMLINE DIRECTFLOW ULT XT 30K TB 40 6010886 STREAMLINE DIRECT FLOW IN 1000 TB 30K 40 3723-973 XCP ARM AND RING KIT 60 1879-569 181K INTRA AIR MOTOR 4-H 35 1.011.6731 S10-K SMARTMATIC 1:1 STRAIGHT 35 Place of Delivery: Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System 2601 Veterans Drive Harlingen, TX 78550 Delivery Schedule: Items shall be delivered, installed and fully operational no earlier than the estimated delivery start date and no later than the delivery end date listed in Table below. Building Name Building # & Letter Acronym Est. Delivery Start Date Est. Delivery End Date Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System VATVCBHCS 30 days after contract award Nlt 60 days after contract award Period of Performance Period of performance shall be done in a reasonable time frame (no longer than 60 days after receipt of order) unless unseen circumstances arise which need to be discussed with CO, Dental POC and SPS representative. Schedule and Order Management The above delivery schedule is based upon the current construction schedule, which is subject to change. The vendor shall not increase prices for a change in delivery date for up to 30+ days due to construction delays. The awardees actual delivery dates will be confirmed by VA upon award. Post-award the vendor will coordinate delivery. Once the dates have been confirmed, modifications to the schedule are subject to written approval by the VA POC and the vendor. Schedule changes that are beyond the dates specified in the contract will require approval by the Contracting Officer and a contract modification. Delivery and Receiving Delivery and receipt of the proposed items is anticipated to be directed to the location identified below. Confirmation of delivery location will be confirmed by the VA POC post-award. Delivery must be coordinated with VA Logistics POC, TBD and/or TBD , prior to any attempts at delivery. Any item that has not been coordinated will be turned away and any additional charges will be the responsibility of the sender/transportation company. VA TX Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System Harlingen Health Care Center Outpatient Clinic The vendor is required to define the need for a staging area to accommodate item delivery, if needed. Post-award, this information will be confirmed with the vendor. The delivery of items identified in this document shall take place during normal business hours which are defined as: 0800 to 1630 (i.e.: 8:00am to 4:30pm Central Time), Monday through Friday, and excluding Federal Holidays. Labeling of delivered items shall include the awarded contract number and VA purchase order number for identification and reference upon receipt of product. Documentation: Contractor shall furnish a delivery manifest once all dental instruments has been delivered. Invoicing Invoices must contain the contact information and contract number in addition to the requirements in detail to be considered. All invoices shall be submitted to the VA Financial Service Center. All invoices will reference the purchase order number and CLIN assigned to the contract. Information Systems Officer, Information Protection:  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. Privacy Officer:  The contractor will not have access to protected Patient Health Information (PHI) nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA and 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.  All research data available for Contractor analyses is de-identified. Records Officer: 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.].
