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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

VAMC(688)

50 Irving Street NW Washington DC 20422

POINT OF CONTACT*

Ryan Singletary ryan.singletary@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1 Med Center DR

Clarksburg WV

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

Responses must be received no later than Friday, December 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).

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. IAW FAR 15.201(e), 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.

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 561210. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 5 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide Legionella Test Kits for the VA Louis A Johnson Medical Center

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ISO 11731 SAMPLE KITS WITH OVERNIGHT SHIPPING

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: LEGIONELLA ISO TEST

TOTAL HETEROTOPIC BACTERIAN (THAB) PLATE COUNT DENTAL WATER TESTS

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: THAB TEST KITS

The intent of this statement of work is to acquire the following:

This is for a base year plus 4 option years.

Base Year: February 18, 2023 - February 17, 2024 Option Year 1: February 18, 2024 - February 17, 2025 Option Year 2: February 18, 2025 - February 17, 2026 Option Year 3: February 18, 2026 - February 17, 2027 Option Year 4: February 18, 2027 - February 17, 2028

ITEM #1

· ISO11731 Legionella Test materials for 600 individual samples

· Test materials shall include return packaging and shipping

· ISO11731 Legionella test analysis for 600 samples

· ISO11731 Legionella test analysis results for 600 samples made available in an online database

ITEM #2

· PVT THAB Total Bacteria Test materials for 150 individual samples

· Test materials shall include return packaging and shipping

· PVT THAB test analysis for 150 samples

· PVT THAB test analysis results for 150 samples made available in an online database Test materials will be ordered on an as-needed basis via email from the COR to the company representative 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. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:

(1) 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.

(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI?

(3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items?

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

(5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number.

(6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract?

(7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes.

(8) Please submit your capabilities in regards to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

*** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Ryan.Singletary@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Friday, December 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

Sources Sought Notice