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GENERAL INFORMATION

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4300 West Seventh Street

Little Rock AR

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Carmyn E Williams Carmyn.Williams@va.gov 713-799-0795

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PRE-SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO16)

This SSN is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP). Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this SSN. Your response to this SSN will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this SSN. 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. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition-sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this SSN.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 611420 – Computer Training with a size standard of $16 Million and Product Service Code (PSC) of U009 – Education/Training - General.

URONAV Training

1. SCOPE

Several new employees (5 surgeons, 20 registered nurses (RNs), and 6 surgical technicians) need training on the URONAV Fusion Biopsy System V3.0 (Serial #20122).

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

There are no system requirements necessary for the training. The trainer will be utilizing the URONAV equipment that is currently on-site.

3. SPECIFICATIONS

The trainer will need to be proficient in the URONAV Fusion Biopsy System V3.0.

4. TRAINING MATERIALS

No training manuals or literature will be provided.

5. PLACE OF TRAINING

Training will take place at the John L. McClellan Hospital located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Training will need to be held thirty (30) to sixty (60) days from the time of award.

7. RESPONSES REQUESTED

NCO16 requires all the following information and questions to be answered in this RFI/SSN. Questions and information that are not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the RFI/SSN, and the contractor may not be considered as part of this market research.

a. Contractors shall provide their points of contact's name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and email address(es), and the company's business size, SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications.

c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code: 339113?

d. Are you a certified trainer for the equipment listed in the draft SOW? Please provide evidence/certification from OEM.

e. Include in your capability statement a list of active contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments, like this requirement. List contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement, illustrating the capability for comparison.

f. For this requirement, is your company available under any of the following:

a. Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC)

b. General Services Administration Services (GSA)

c. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

d. Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

If so, please list the contract number and SIN.

8. OPPORTUNITY

NCO 16 is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to meet this requirement. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small business concerns are encouraged to respond to the Sources Sought to assist NCO16 in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry. Contractors shall possess the capability to meet all requirements and objectives.

9. INSTRUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES

Sources Sought responses are due by Thursday, 2 April 2026 at 10:00 AM CST via email to Carmyn.Williams@va.gov.

Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted.

Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible.

The subject line shall read: 36C256Q0510 RFI-SSN-CAVHS URONAV Training. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs (7)a – (7)f.

Please provide the information you deem relevant to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by NCO16 as “market research” and will not be released outside of the NCO16 Purchasing Team.

This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses, and give written notification before the response is due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.

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