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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750 Houston TX 77056-5643

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Justin Taylor justin.taylor5@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1500 Woodrow Wilson Avenue

Jackson MS

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY This SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE is for the purpose of Market Research. Response to this notice will be used for information and planning purposes. No proposals or quotes are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS or QUOTES and NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall NOT be construed as solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Responses to this notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 is seeking preferably Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Small Businesses (but will accept other than small business for market research purposes), capable of providing Howard Medical HI-Pinnacle E Cart for the G.V. (Sonny) Montogomery VA Medical Center as per the draft statement of work below.

See DRAFT Statement of Work for detailed services. Please note this is brand name or equal. When stating you have an equal product please provide the specification of the product you would be offering should a solicitation be issued.

The NAICS code is 337126, other Court Reporter services the Size Standard is 950 employees. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time, Friday, May 29, 2026. Responses shall be emailed to Justin.Taylor5@va.gov Response shall contain Capabilities Statements to include Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number, proof that you are an authorized dealer of Howard Medical HI-Pinnacle E Cart and any qualifying certifications that may be required.

Facsimile or Telephonic responses will not be accepted.

Note: All interested parties are reminded to be registered, active and verified in the following to be considered for Award.

· SAM:

SAM.gov | Home

· VETCert Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)

· Vet 4212 (Veteran owned small Business are reminded of Reporting Requirements) VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

1. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Phone Number:

E-Mail Address:

2. Contract Title. Procurement of 3 Howard Medical HI-Pinnacle E Cart

3. Background.

The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (GVSM VAMC) is requesting the purchase 3 medication carts to replace 2 medication carts that have deemed nonrepairable by biomed and to add an additional med cart for patient workload to maintain safe, efficient medication administration.

5. Specific Tasks.

· Negative tilt Slide-out, full-size keyboard tray with integrated Wrist Rest and USB ports

· Multiple storage configuration options

· Soft-closing drawer

· One-touch Steer Assist technology

· Large usable work surface (22” D x 30.5” W) and slide-out tray (10” x 14”)

· Large keyboard area that spans the entire width of the cart. The negative tilt keyboard can be adjusted up to 40 degrees while also supporting a full-sized keyboard and mouse.

· Support 9 tiers of storage on either side. Any tier on the right side can be reserved for narc lock

· PowerMax 150 Power Module

· 50 AH Class Lithium Iron Phosphate battery

· PC Compartment

· 6 AC Receptacle Power Strip

Howard Medical will provide on-site set up and integration for three (3) medication carts.

6. Performance Monitoring GVSM VAMC Biomedical Engineering Technicians will oversee the installation and integration of the computer on wheels, and test and validate the proper operation of the new systems before placing into service.

Howard Medical HI-Pinnacle E Cart

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