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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 OsteoProbe ID System for the Nashville VA 15212-5319 36C24E20Q0002 10-08-2019 N 334516 US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE:

The Nashville VA Medical Center (Research), located at 1310 24th Ave. S., Nashville TN 37212 has a requirement to purchase a Brand Name or Equal OsteoProbe ID System.

Include freight and shipping Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price NAICS Code: 334516 This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, however; any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM ET. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Linda Buccigrossi, Contract Specialist, at linda.buccigrossi@va.gov and should include company name, address, and point of contact, business size and socio economic status. No telephone responses will be accepted. This notice is to assist the Government in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.

In an effort to prevent Gray Market procurements, Contracting Officers are required to add specific instructions when procuring new medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contract for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) from a non-manufacturer to prevent gray market items from being procured. See below:

(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.

(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA’s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.