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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice W066 AMA Vidas 3 Lease & Reagents 78229 36C25721Q0327 01-19-2021 15:00

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 532490 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229 Contract Specialist Delphia Schoenfeld delphia.schoenfeld@va.gov 210-694-6336 Department of Veterans Affairs Amarillo VA Healthcare System Laboratory 6010 Amarillo Blvd West Amarillo

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79106

USA

This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This RFI is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Request for Information ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, bids, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Amarillo VA Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, intends to award a firm-fixed price contract, for the purchase of a Lease of a Vidas 3 and associated reagents for a base plus 4 option year period (3/20/2021-3/19/2026) on behalf of the Amarillo VA Healthcare System.

The Government is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, small businesses, HUBZone small businesses and/or other large businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This notice of intent is for open market as well as Federal Supply Schedule items.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women-owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business, relative to NAICS 532490. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov or GSA E-Buy at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.

Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. If you are an authorized distributor or reseller, please provide a letter of authorization from the original equipment manufacturer.

Please advise if you carry the products for this requirement. Please submit all information to Delphia Schoenfeld at delphia.schoenfeld@va.gov no later than Tuesday, January 19, 2021 3:00 PM ET (2:00 PM CT).