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Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Microbiology Media, Diagnostic Media, Kits and Reagents 23801 36C24620Q0691 07-07-2020 4:00pm N 325413 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 201 Hay Street, Suite 305 Fayetteville NC 28301 LaToya Glover Latoya.Glover2@va.gov Durham VAMC

113/MICRO LAB

508 Fulton Street Durham, NC

27705

USA

https://www.va.gov VA.gov latoya.glover2@va.gov VA.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC intends to award a base + 4-year contract for the purchase of Microbiology Media, Diagnostic Media, Kits and Reagents. The Contractor will be required to provide Fisher Scientific LLC reagents, standards, controls, supplies, disposables and any other materials on an as needed basis required to support laboratory testing. The NAICS code for this requirement is 325413 and business size standard of 1,250 employees.

If the contractor can provide the above items, the contractor shall provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor/licenser of their products. Failure to submit an authorized distributor letter shall result in the product(s) potentially offered to be considered “grey market” and shall not be considered technically acceptable.

This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible.

The Durham VAMC, located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, North Carolina 27705 is seeking a potential qualified contractor than can provide the items (no gray market items accepted) This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government.

Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com ), list of available compatible products, procurement source (open market or GSA Schedule), and the geographical location the respondent is able to service.

(1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees;

(2) Type of small business

Responses to this notice should be emailed to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 7 July 2020 at 4:00 PM EDST. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.