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36C25520Q0575 Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice

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Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Dental Milling Machine 66048 36C25520Q0575 07-17-2020

4:30PM

CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

N 339114 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Mickeya K. Linzie Contract Specialist mickeya.linzie@va.gov

(913) 946-1989 Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital Hospital Drive Columbia Missouri 65201

USA

https://www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs mickeya.linzie@va.gov Mickeya K. Linzie, Contract Specialist 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 and/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 products and/or 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.

Requirement:

The Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, Dental Clinic, has a requirement for the procurement of one (1) Dental Milling Machine capable of scanning, milling, and sintering for manufacturing crowns, bridges, and implant abutments.

This solicitation uses a Brand Name or Equal Description of the product required. This permits prospective contractors to offer products other than those specifically referenced by brand name. If applicable, all offers must work with existing equipment that has already been purchased and is currently in use at the station.

The Dental Milling Machine (CEREC Chairside Full System: CEREC Primescan AC, CEREC Primemill, CEREC Suction Unit, CEREC SpeedFire Furnace) Must Contain the Following Minimum Characteristics:

· An optical scanner that captures the intraoral and extraoral conditions

· Software that can turn the captured images into a digital model to produce and design the prosthesis

· Able to mill crowns on implant abutments, tooth deaths, and implant substructures

· Complete chairside and labside spectrum for block sizes up to 85mm

· Able to export STL files

· Able to sinter and glaze zirconium

· Able to perform extra fine grinding

· Must be warranted against defects in manufacturing for a minimum of one (1) year

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 339114 (Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing), size standard 750 employees. 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 source 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 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 07/17/2020:

Attention: Mickeya K. Linzie, Contract Specialist Email: mickeya.linzie@va.gov Phone: (913) 946-1989 Fax: (913) 946-1996