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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 204 Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Ramona Bonness ramona.bonness@va.gov 615-225-5843

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Nashville VA Medical Center

1310 24th AVE South

Nashville TN

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DESCRIPTION

On behalf of the Nashville VA Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a firm-fixed priced contract for BRAND NAME SCALAN Surgical instruments (see chart below for details). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339112.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals or quotes; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; and the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Any quotes received in response to this RFI will NOT be used for consideration at the time of solicitation.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these services, please provide all of the following information:

a. Organization name, address, point of contact, email address, Web site address, and telephone number.

b. Business size: small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, large business, etc.

c. Business type under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 339112, which contains a size standard of 1000 employees, CAGE Code, SAM UEI number, and DUNS Number.

d. Under which NAICS code does your company usually provide the requirements described in the Performance Work Statement - Please provide rationale for your answer if different from NAICS 339112.

e. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational, and staff capability.

f. Response to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 10 pages and should include all of the foremost mentioned information. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

g. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

i. Provide brand name Scalan products described in this notice. Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements.

ii. Provide services under a firm-fixed price contract.

NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov).

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 11:00am CT, May 9, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to ramona.bonness@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Contract Opportunities. However, responses to this notice shall not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

PRODUCTS BEING REQUESTED ARE BRAND NAME SCANLAN. RESPONDENTS MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO RESELL/DISTRIBUTE THE REQUESTED PRODUCTS BELOW.

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