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Sources Sought Notice

Sources Sought Notice

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Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement, and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested, as well as any large business interested and capable. This REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE in support of the Boise VA Medical Center, 500 W Fort St., Boise, Idaho, is for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential vendors with capabilities to provide the requirement described below. This Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Results will be used to determine set-aside.

The intended contract is a firm-fixed price supply purchase.

The SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule is applicable, and a waiver will not be sought for this potential acquisition.

Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information:

1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and SAM.gov UEI number/code.

2) Please identify your company s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. To be considered a small business your company must have fewer than 750 Employees. Please check one of the following:
[ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
[ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
[ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB)
[ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business

3) The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business (SB) Community or to conduct as an Unrestricted Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate SB interest. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM).

4) Any Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the U.S. Small Business Administration at Veteran Small Business Certification (https://www.sba.gov).

5) If not a manufacturer, only authorized representatives/providers/distributors of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. Please provide a proof of authorized dealer or reseller letter from manufacturer.
Please state whether you have altered or modified the items requested in any way, and if so, how.

6) If you are the manufacturer, do you have any designated or authorized distributors? If so, please provide their name, telephone, point of contact and size status (if available).

7) This is a brand name only requirement. Please identify manufacturer name (OEM) and manufacturer part number, as well as any warranty information.

Please provide a courtesy quote in response to this request to evaluate price reasonableness for any set-aside determination.
Please provide the country of origin.

It is the intent of the VA to use the information gathered for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Contracting Opportunities website located at beta.sam.gov. or GSA eBuy.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT:

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to obtain information on vendors who can provide the products as outlined below. This is an Unrestricted/Open Market Brand Name Only Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice.

Deliver and install address:
Boise VA Medical Center
500 W Fort St
Boise, ID 83702

Items:

Guldmann

Item
Description
QTY
Unit Price
Amount
28750
Twin Turner Regular (3 year warranty)
110
290051
Custom Amputee M Poly Padded Legs (3 year warranty)
15
290061
Custom Amputee L Poly Padded Legs (3 year warranty)
15
290071
Custom Amputee XL Poly Padded Legs (3 year warranty)
15


TOTAL:

Salient Characteristics:

The equipment must meet at a minimum the following:
Loop feature
Padded polyester material for patient comfort and prevention of skin sheer
Must be able to roll patient to both sides without having to remove/replace sling under patient
Hourglass design to allow access to more patient skin to complete in bed care, placement of bed pan, and linen change
Machine washable/dryable
Weight capacity of 550 pounds

If your business is interested and capable, please send the capability statement outlined above, and a courtesy market research quote to Maureen.Sundstrom@va.gov by 3:00pm PST on March 16, 2023. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

Again, this is not a request for quote, and no solicitation is available at this time.

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