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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 J EtO Sterilizer Maintenance Contract (VA-18-00056490) 589-18-4-5329-0041 66048 36C25518Q0375 04-20-2018 N 811219 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Rachael Bonds rachael.bonds@va.gov Columbia VAMC Harry S. Truman 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201-5282 rachael.bonds@va.gov This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.

The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below:

The contractor shall provide full maintenance on site, to include all replacement parts, labor, travel expenses, tools, test equipment and other incidentals necessary to maintain or restore the listed equipment to operating specifications according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. The service shall be provided during the regular business hours of 08:00 AM - 4:30 PM, (08:00 - 16:30), Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, unless prior approval has been granted from the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital (HSTMVH).

1. ETO Sterilizer 3M Steri-VAC

2. The maintenance service shall include two (2) preventive maintenance inspections (PMI) each fiscal year to be accomplished during the months of February and August. PM’s are to be scheduled with the FM Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, Wayne Hogan, Plant Manager at (573) 814-6370. Preventive maintenance shall include all necessary adjustments, calibrations, cleaning, and other work so that the equipment properly functions upon completion. All PM services must be scheduled a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in advance unless the contractor is on-site responding to a maintenance call.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 811219 (OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE), size standard $20.5 Million. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a small business, VOSB or SDVOSB.

Important Information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act.

However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open. Any response to this source selection from Interested parties must be received NLT 04/20/2018 Attention: Daniel Thomas, Contracting Specialist. Email: rachael.bonds@va.gov Phone: 913-946-1990 Fax: 913-946-1996