36C24621Q0189.docx

Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Isolation Booth 23667 36C24621Q0189 12-24-2020 7:00

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 517919 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Contract Specialist Tiara White tiara.white@va.gov 757-726-6096 Durham VAMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham

NC

27705-3875 United States https://www.va.gov VA website tiara.white@va.gov Contracting Specialist Email

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 6 Network Contracting Office (NCO) is conducting Market Research through this source sought notice to help determine the availability of qualified Businesses, registered under NAICS code 517919, capable of providing “Production Studio Equipment” that meet the following qualities are essential to ensure that the intended use of the requested item can be satisfactorily realized.

· All requested equipment is complimentary; communicates with and supports each other

· Single point of contact to provide coordination and serves as primary decision maker

· Access to studio during 8am to 5pm weekdays when scheduled

· DVAHCS support for coordination of equipment delivery

· Appropriate, temperature-controlled storage

Consistent with Public Law 109-461 VA's ‘Veterans First Contracting Program’, first priority would be given to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns, should there be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside if the requirement goes to solicitation. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. 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 products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and a list of the respondent's establishment's certifications from private, State and/or local agencies documenting the safety and sanitary conditions and procedures.

All respondents shall indicate the following:

· Whether or not they are small business manufacturers of the products they wish to offer, or

· Whether or not they are distributors of a small business manufacturer.

Failure to provide the above information may result in the potential offeror being considered incapable of meeting the VA’s needs.

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.

If the contractor can provide the above product and services, please indicate in your response that the above requirements can be met and provide a brochure of its product.

The capability statements received from this market research are for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not assume any costs incurred by the contractor in the preparation of responses. All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than Wednesday December 24, 2020 at 0700AM EST to the attention of: Tiara R. White, VA Medical Center, 100 Emancipation Dr. Hampton, VA 23667. E-mail address: tiara.white@va.gov Please title the subject line for all responses as: Sources Sought PRODUCTION STUDIO EQUIPMENT: 36C24621Q0189

Locations where deliveries are needed: (below put the Delivery address/location) Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705-3875