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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System seeking to identify potential vendors capable of supplying handheld radios. The government is soliciting market information regarding the availability of twelve Motorola APX 800 handheld radios with advanced communication capabilities, two bank chargers, and associated programming services for the Alexandria VA Health Care System in Alexandria, Louisiana. The solicitation number is 36C25626Q0516, with responses due by 8:00 AM Central Time on March 24, 2026, to Contract Specialist Marcus Sidney at marcus.sidney@va.gov. The contracting office is located in New Orleans, Louisiana (ZIP code 70112), and the place of performance is at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119. The applicable product service code is 5820, and the NAICS code is 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 800 employees.
Prospective vendors must submit capability statements of five pages or less demonstrating experience providing similar equipment to VA facilities, other government agencies, or private medical facilities, along with an authorized letter to perform the work. Responses must include business size and socioeconomic status information, including certification status as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), small disadvantaged business, 8(a) firm, HUBZone firm, or woman-owned business. Vendors must provide their UEI number and confirm registration with the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). This is a pre-solicitation market survey only; responses do not constitute offers and are not binding. A formal solicitation announcement may be published on GSA eBUY or the Contract Opportunities website following review of responses. All interested vendors must separately respond to any future solicitation announcement in addition to this sources sought notice.
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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Handheld Radios |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 70112 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25626Q0516 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 03-24-2026 8:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SDVOSBC |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 5820 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334290 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Southeast Louisiana Veterans HCS 1515 Poydras Street
New Orleans LA 70112
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Marcus Sidney Marcus.Sidney@va.gov
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System |
2400 Canal Street
New Orleans LA
| POSTAL CODE |
| 70119 |
COUNTRY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Marcus.Sidney@va.gov |
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION: This "Sources Sought Synopsis" shall be used to determine the availability of potential sources able to provide Twelve (12) Motorola APX 800 handheld radios with advanced communication capabilities, along with 2 bank chargers and necessary programming services for Alexandria VA Health Care System, Alexandria, LA. Requested supplies must also match the listed characteristics referenced in the SOW attached. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought synopsis including, commercial market information. This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis only. Provide only the requested information below.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification, Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business. (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hubzone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334290, (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) (size standard of 800 Employees). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on GSA eBUY or Contract Opportunities website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement.
Responses must be emailed to marcus.sidney@va.gov no later than 8:00 AM CST, March 24, 2026. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY, BUSINESS SIZE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND GSA CONTRACT (if applicable) information as explained below. Please place " Handheld Radios", in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available; therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION THAT DOES NOT EXISTS. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced later, and all interested parties shall respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY:
1. Submit a brief [five (5) pages or less] capability statement explaining your capability to provide Twelve (12) Motorola APX 800 handheld radios with listed accessories and salient characteristics listed in the SOW for the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private medical facility. Must include an authorized letter to perform the services and requested supplies.
(2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:
(a) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
(b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business
(c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
(d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub zone firm
(e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business
(f) Indicate whether your business is large or small
(g) Include the UEI number of your firm.
(h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov | Home and/or with Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) certified by the SBA at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov).
***PLEASE NOTE: Any future solicitations can only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To receive award based on SDVOSB or VOSB status contractor must be VetCert registered/certified by the SBA, instead of VA’s system at (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov).***
(3) GSA CONTRACT NUMBER IF APPLICABLE
SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: The contractor shall communicate its capabilities to provide the following: Twelve (12) Motorola APX 800 handheld radios (SEE ATTACHED SOW) for detailed information.
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.
See attached document: Radio SOW.
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