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Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

VAMC Togus

1 VA Center Augusta ME 04330

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Fred Revah frederic.revah1@va.gov 207-623-8411

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

NCO1

1 VA Center

Augusta ME

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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Sources Sought Notice

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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this sources-sought notice.

You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this Sources Sought Notice. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.

Brand Name Specifications:

Carestream Dental LLC

Location:

VA Boston Health Care System Jamaica Plain Campus, 150 South Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02130-4817

Delivery:

05/30/2024

1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. 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 mentioned above.

2. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 399114 (size standard of 750 Employees.). Please answer the following questions:

3. Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)?

4. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this

RFI?

5. Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied;

6. Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice;

7. If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

8. If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job.

9. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

10. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

11. General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

12. Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

1.12. Please provide your UEI number.

This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.

Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to frederic.revah1@va.gov no later than, 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 15th ,2024. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed Fred Revah, by February 15th, 2024. Questions or responses will include the Source Sought number in the subject line.

All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore, will not be considered for a contract award.

Any interested business concern must submit a no longer that 10-page capability statement addressing its ability to meet the requirements listed above to Capability Statement shall include a statement regarding how the business concern is engaged in wholesale trade and normally sells the item being supplied and how the business concern will take ownership of the items being delivered. Vendors shall also provide certification, evidence that they are an authorized distributor of the Original Equipment Manufacturer.

If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the SAM or GSA eBuy web sites for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Specialist at Frederic.revah1@va.gov.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. 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.

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

1.0 SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT – Carestream Dental Digital Xray Sensors for VA Brockton and VA Boston

The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 01, VA Boston Healthcare System due to numerous factors has a requirement for: Carestream Dental Digital Xray Sensors for VA Brockton and Boston. The objective of this task order is to provide reusable Carestream Dental Digital Xray Sensors and a software license for 20 concurrent users each for VA Brockton and VA Boston Dental Service, to be used to acquire digital dental x-ray images and to upload the images to the VA Brockton and Boston Dental Service MiPACS dental PACS.

1.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

☒ VA Boston Healthcare System 150 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02301

☒ VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301

☐ VA Boston Healthcare System 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02301

1.2 HOURS OF OPERATIONS

Delivery schedule shall occur from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

1.3 POINTS OF CONTACT

Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Kameron Kane Contracting Officer (CO): Contracting Officer to complete

Requestor: Elsa Jacobs Email: elsa.jacobs@va.gov Phone: 774-826-1160 Requestors Service: Dental Service

Delivery and Warehouse Information:

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Carestream Dental Sensors and Licensing

3.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Quantity 20 each of reusable Carestream size #1 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors delivered to VA Brockton

Quantity 20 each of reusable Carestream size #2 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors delivered to VA Brockton

Carestream CS software license upgrade for 20 concurrent users at VA Brockton for acquiring digital dental x-rays from Carestream size 1 and 2 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors using Care stream Xray systems and upload the images to the VA Brockton & VA Boston Dental Service MiPacs dental PACS. Should be delivered to VA Brockton and will be installed by VA Boson Clinical Engineering Department

Quantity 20 each of reusable Carestream size #1 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors delivered to VA Boston

Quantity 20 each of reusable Carestream size #2 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors delivered to VA Boston

Carestream software license upgrade for 20 concurrent users at VA Boston for acquiring digital dental x-rays from Carestream size 1 and 2 model RVG 6200 digital dental intraoral Xray sensors using Care stream Xray systems and upload the images to the VA Brockton & VA Boston Dental Service MiPacs dental PACS. Should be delivered to VA Boston and will be installed by VA Boson Clinical Engineering Department

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