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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 Triton 72 Ultrasonic Cleaning System - Brand Name or Equal 49037 36C25018Q0232 12-29-2017 N 339113 Department of Veteran Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 5500 Armstrong Rd.

Battle Creek MI 49037 Jeffrey P. Rozema Contracting Officer jeffrey.rozema@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw, MI 48602 jeffrey.rozema@va.gov Contracting Officer This is a SOURCES SOUGHT request for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time.

This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine the following:

· The interest and capability of small business, especially service disabled veteran owned small business and veteran owned small business;

· Whether the business source is a manufacturer or authorized distributor, verified by an authorization letter from the original equipment manufacturer; and

· Size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339113 for the proposed acquisition.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10 is seeking potential sources for an Ultra Clean Systems, Inc. Triton 72 Ultrasonic Cleaning System, brand name or equal, to be provided for the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48602. All items shall be new; refurbished/used items are not acceptable.

Brand name or equal requirements:

Ultrasonic cleaning system shall contain the following salient characteristics:

· The Triton 72 is a large capacity Floor Model Ultrasonic Cleaning System featuring two independent cleaning basins, each with an automatic tray elevator for ease of use and operator safety. This model is validated for cleaning all daVinci® S/Si and Xi Robotic instruments. Each automatic tray elevator will accommodate a maximum of three instrument trays of various types. Six (6) lumen trays can be cleaned simultaneously. Each lumen tray will hold up to 12 ported instruments for a total of 72 lumen instruments cleaned per cycle.

· 13-minute ultrasonic cleaning cycle

· 15-minute dedicated daVinci® cycle

· Industry exclusive TRT (Titanium Rod Transducer)

· UVC light disinfection of circulating irrigation water

· Includes 4 lumen irrigation trays with instrument adapter kits & 2 wire mesh trays

· Automatic elevator lowers and raises instrument trays for operator safety

· Slide and lock baskets: simple and efficient tray loading

· 72 dedicated ports for cannulated instruments with 6 baskets

· 40 robotic instruments per cycle

· 80 pounds total instrument weight capacity

· Dual purpose: Can be used with hospital baskets

· Easy-to-use 10 inch touch-screen with programmable timer

· Fully automatic degas, wash, rinse and air purge

· Accepts hospital baskets

· Tap, RO or DI water compatible

· 208-Volt wall receptacle

· 30 gallon basin capacity (x2 Basins) All contractors that are interested in meeting this requirement are asked to submit the following information:

· Company Name

· Company Address

· DUNS Number

· Company POC Name

· Company POC Phone

· Company POC Email

· Business Size/Type under NAICS 339113

· GSA Contract Number (if applicable)

· If proposing “equal” items, provide detailed documentation showing how the proposed items are equal to the Ultra Clean Systems brand.

Additional information:

All contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.

Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102.

Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB.

Responses due to Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, by Friday, December 29, 2017 at 4 PM EST. Please e-mail all responses to jeffrey.rozema@va.gov.