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This announcement is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTICE, 36C25525Q0115. This RFI notice is for preliminary planning purposes only; therefore, no proposals are being requested or accepted at this time. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACTS SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE.

The VISN 15 VA Medical Centers are seeking to find potential sources that can provide a lease and maintenance agreement of various scopes, and equipment to support the use of the scopes. The requirement will include the following types of scopes, but is not limited to:

· Bronchoscopes

· Ureteroscopes

· Cystoscopes

· ENT scopes

· Gastroscopes

· Urology scopes

· Example of support equipment are: monitor, flushing pumps, roll stand, various cables, cords, processors, generator with footswitch, carts, trolley, various accessories for the carts or trolley, connectors, lamps, footswitch, keyboards, printers, forceps, graspers, camera’s, light sources, travel cart, screen for travel cart, bowie unit, CO2 regulation unit, workstation, laser system, printer, camera heads, electrosurgical gen, and other items that may be needed for operation of the scopes and system. All equipment must be compatible with high performance video filtering.

Once the requirement is formally defined, the contract awarded is anticipated to be a firm, fixed price. The type of solicitation that will be issued, is dependent upon the responses received from this notice. Issuance of a solicitation will be dependent upon the number of responses received, type of information received, and subsequent market analysis/research. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requested. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the Business Community. After reviewing the responses to this RFI announcement, a synopsis and/or solicitation announcement may be published at a later date. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 532490 – Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $40.0 million. The location of the supported Medical Centers is:

Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 East Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128-2226

Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201-5275

Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center 2200 Gage Blvd Topeka, KS 66622-0001

Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center 4101 S. 4th Street Leavenworth, KS 66048-5014

Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center 5500 E. Kellogg Wichita, KS 67218-1607

St. Louis VA Medical Center – Jefferson Barracks 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63125-4199

St. Louis VA Medical Center – John Cochran Division 915 North Grand Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63106-1621

Marion VA Medical Center 2401 West Main Street Marion, IL 62959-1188

Evansville Healthcare Care Center 6211 East Waterford Blvd.

Evansville, IN 47715

John J. Pershing VA Medical Center 1500 N. Westwood Blvd.

Poplar Bluff, MO 63901-3318

Cape Girardeau Health Care Center 711 Mt. Auburn Road Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to solicit for or award any contract. Please limit your response to less than five pages and please include the following information:

· Your company’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, and SAM UEI Number.

· Your company’s interest in submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation when/if it is issued.

· Your company’s capability to meet the requirements, whether fully or partially – please specify what equipment you can provide.

· Your company’s Business Size (Large or Small) and Socioeconomic Status (Veteran Owned, SDVOSB, HUBZONE, 8(a), etc.).

· Any/all authorized distributors and business size that are capable of providing the requested equipment.

· Provide country that proposed equipment is manufactured in

Interested companies are asked to respond to this Request for Information Notice NLT 3:00PM (CST) on Monday, 01/06/2025. All interested companies must be registered in SAM (http://www.sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of government contracts. Please email (only) your response to Jessica Barton at jessica.barton1@va.gov. Please reference the following RFI number in the subject line of all correspondence submitted: 36C25525Q0115. Note: Only e-mail responses will be accepted.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.