36C24925Q0154 Sources Sought Notice.docx

1. This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is being issued on behalf of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Medical Center Nashville, as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support requirement looking for domestic “or equal items.” The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. This Sources Sought will utilize North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1000 employees, using PSC 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

2. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This request for capability domestic or equal items. Information does not constitute a request for bids, proposals, or quotes; submission of any information in response to this request for information is purely voluntary; and the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

3. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO 9) is pursuing a sole source acquisition strategy and seeking potential sources for products detailed below to be provided to the Nashville VA Medical Center at 1310 24th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212. All items shall be new; refurbished/used items are not acceptable.

4. Requirement includes:

Life Instrument Corporation, Foraminatomy Rongeur, Radiolucent Carbon Fiber Peek Retractor Frame, Carbon Fiber Blade, Williams Retractor, Meyerding Self-Retaining Retractor

NOTE: Vendors who believe they can provide an “or equal” domestic sourced product or item may respond to this source sought notice. The Government will evaluate the materials provided to determine if a preference could be given to domestic sources in any future solicitation.

5. Requirement: Vendors with capability to provide the products listed above may respond as follows:

a. Business size: small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), veteran owned small business (VOSB), large business, etc.

b. Organization name, address, point of contact, email address, web site address, and telephone number.

c. Under which NAICS code does your company usually provide the requirements described in the Statement of Work (SOW) - Please provide rationale for your answer if different from NAICS 339112.

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

e. Response to this SSN shall not exceed 10 pages and should include all of the previously mentioned information. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Hardcopies will not be accepted.

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

i. Provide supplies/services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements.

ii. Implement a successful plan that includes compliance with program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance.

iii. Provide supplies/services under a firm-fixed-price contract.

6. NOTE: At the time of submission, respondents claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered SAM.GOV and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetBiz Registry https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/

7. Based on the responses to this SSN/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for SDVOSBs, VOSBs, small businesses, or procured through full and open competition.

8. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide products and perform services are invited to submit a response to this SSN by 10:00 Am EST, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. All responses under this SSN must be emailed to thomas.pugh3@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

9. SAM: Interested parties shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.204-7. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

10. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to this SSN. 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 meet the requirement. 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 BetaSAM. However, responses to this notice shall not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

11. 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).