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This is a Request for Information (RFI) and Sources Sought notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VISN 02 Network Contracting Office for the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Healthcare System located at 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. The RFI is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation; however, responses with pricing, capabilities, and market information are encouraged and permitted under FAR 12. The government seeks to identify qualified domestic sources for surgical instruments that meet specific salient characteristics, with a particular focus on small businesses under NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees. All responses marked as proprietary will be protected accordingly, and responses to this RFI are not considered offers and cannot form a binding contract.

The surgical instruments required include a variety of specialized surgical clamps, elevators, retractors, forceps, hooks, hammers, handles, and suction tubes with specific measurements and features. Required items include 20 units each of various bulldog clamps (Johns Hopkins, Jacobson, Cooley, and Senning models), 10 bone hammers, 12 Joseph perio elevators, 12 long scalpel handles, 6 Hohmann retractors, 12 standard tissue forceps, 12 Weary hooks, 12 Glassman-Allis non-crushing intestinal forceps, and multiple Frazier suction tubes in varying gauges and specifications. All surgical instruments must be domestic-end products only. While no specific response deadline, award date, or pricing terms are specified in this RFI, potential vendors should prepare detailed capability statements and market data for submission when requested by the government.