36C24W25Q0410_RFI.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

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Physical Therapy Equipment RFI - SOURCES SOUGHT SEEKING DOMESTIC EQUIVALENT Unrestricted Open Market

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 95652

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24W25Q0410

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 08-27-2025 8:00am PACIFIC TIME, LOS

ANGELES, USA

ARCHIVE 14 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6515

NAICS CODE* 339920

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW)

Activations Branch 2

3237 Peacekeeper Way

Building 200 Suite 204

McClellan Park CA 95652

POINT OF CONTACT* CONTRACTING OFFICER

Francisco Acevedo francisco.acevedojr@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

VA San Diego Healthcare System

3350 La Jolla Village Dr

San Diego CA

POSTAL CODE 92161

COUNTRY United States

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/san-diego-health-care/

URL DESCRIPTION VA San Diego Healthcare System

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS francisco.acevedojr@va.gov

EMAIL DESCRIPTION CONTRACTING OFFICER

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Unrestricted/Open Market RFI: Seeking A Domestic Manufactured Equivalent Made in the United States. This Sources Sought Notice/RFI is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to provide for a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), is conducting market research to identify potential domestic manufactured equivalent equipment made in the United States which can meet or exceed the following items for the VA San Diego Healthcare System:

Items Requested:

1. FM-9223-87640 Equalizer Legacy 1000 5 Station Gym - Stations: Lat-pull Down, H/L Pulley, Vertical Bench Press/Seated Military Press, Vertical Butterfly, Lap Pad, Preacher Bench Included Attachments: 1x Aluminum Revolving Lat Bar,1x J Hooks on Lat Bar for Wrist Cuff Attachment, 2x Large Nylon D-handles, Weight stack for Vertical Bench, Press/Seated Military Press, Weight Stack for Lat Pull, Weight stacks for 2x H/L Pulleys, 1x Vertical Bench Press.

2. FM-9223-78794 Equalizer Dip Rickshaw - Included Accessories: weight stack for the Dip Rickshaw.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: FM-9223-87640 Equalizer Legacy 1000 5 Station Gym:

Must be a multi-station weight training apparatus with the following specifications:

Supports up to 8 concurrent users.

Suitable for users in wheelchairs.

Exercise stations shall include:

1. Vertical Bench Press & Rowing

2. Seated Overhead Press

3. 2 Hi/Lo Pulleys with 2-50 lb weigh stack

4. Lat Pull Down with 200 lb weight stack

5. Vertical Butterfly 200 lb weight stack

Attachments shall include:

1. 1x Aluminum Revolving Lat Bar

2. 1x J Hooks on Lat Bar for Wrist Cuff Attachment

3. 2x Large Nylon D-handles

4. Weight stack for Vertical Bench Press/Seated Military Press

5. Weight Stack for Lat Pull

6. Weight stacks for 2x H/L Pulleys, 1x Vertical Bench Press

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: FM-9223-78794 Equalizer Dip Rickshaw:

Must be a dip rickshaw with the following specifications:

Compatible with wheelchair users.

Customizable resistance levels.

Must include 300 lb. weight stack.

RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name, address, business size, point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address, OEM Authorization Letter to provide the supplies must be included in the response. Buy American Act Certificate of Compliance.

Please note whether the requested supplies are presently offered on a current Government contract. NAICS Code 339920 is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed to Francisco Acevedo via e-mail at Francisco.acevedojr@va.gov.

*This Sources Sought/Request For Information (RFI) is for market research purposes only.

*Response deadline is NLT 8:00am on 8/27/2025.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This Sources Sought 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. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought 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. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.

Applicable Clause/provision for this source sought notice:

VAAR 852.212-72 GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (FEB 2023)

(a) No used, refurbished, or remanufactured supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. This procurement is for new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) items only. No gray market items shall be provided. Gray market items are OEM goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside an authorized sales territory or sold by non-authorized dealers in an authorized sales territory.

(b) No counterfeit supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided. Counterfeit items include unlawful or unauthorized reproductions, substitutions, or alterations that have been mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified item from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitutions include used items represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics.

(c) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

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*Vendor shall provide Buy American Act Certificate of Compliance documentation for all offered equipment.