36C25925Q0151.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Specialist Eric Ayers eric.ayers@va.gov 8015821565 x1808

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VA Western Colorado Healthcare System

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

2121 North Avenue

Grand Junction Colorado

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SOUCES SOUGHT NOTICE

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (HUBZone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, service-disabled veteran owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339920, small business size standard is 750 Employees.

Responses to this synopsis will be used for information and planning purposes only by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and shall not be construed as an obligation or commitment by the Government. An award will not be made on any offers submitted in response to this notice, and it shall not be implied the Government is committed to providing any solicitation or award following this notice. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on FBO. Responses to this Sources Sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement.

The Department of Veterans Affair, Network Contracting Office 19, is seeking sources for a potential contract to provide Monoskis for the Grand Junctions VA Western Colorado Health Care System.

The approximate award date is 1/31/2025 and delivery is expected approximately within 40-days after receipt of offers.

GENERAL SCOPE

The Veterans Health Administration – National Disabled Winter Sports Clinic (NDWSC) is seeking three Monoskis for utilization during the upcoming clinic from March 30-April 5, 2025.

The contractor shall be required to deliver all items listed below within the estimated 40-day delivery date.

REQUIREMENTS

1 The contractor shall provide a complete quote (items and shipping). Priority will be given to items made in the US.

2 Contractors shall meet all the salient characteristics & Specifications as specified below and in the Table. This is a brand-name or equal requirement.

3 Submission of illustrations, drawings, specifications and salient characteristics are appreciated to help determine compliance with the characteristics and specifications.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC) is looking to procure three (3) Monoskis for utilization for Veterans to participate in adaptive rehabilitative skiing at the NDVWSC. The NDVWSC provides adaptive rehabilitative outdoor recreation opportunities for Veterans with various qualifying disabilities to include but not limited to traumatic brain injuries, amputations, paralysis, and neurological disorders (among other diagnoses).

A monoski is a modified approach to skiing where the skier is seated on a specialized piece of equipment where they have the capability to maneuver in a way that a “typical” skier would be able to. The DynAccess Hydra Monoski has a unique suspension kinematics, and a high-end Penske Racing shock absorber.

Alpine skiing requires the body to move forwards and back over the ski, in such a way that pressure is applied near the ski tip during turn initiation, centered over the foot at the apex of the turn, and finally slightly towards the back to straighten out the ski and accelerate out of the turn. Those whose needs would be best met by utilizing a monoski usually cannot move their bodies as desired for effective skiing. With the unique suspension kinematics, the Monoski automatically moves the body of the skier in the correct fashion, assisting him/her to turn powerfully yet smoothly with perfect edge grip. The Monoski automatically moves the body of the monoskier as an able-bodied ski would do in a turn: it applies pressure near the ski tip during the turn initiation (necessary to start bending the ski to conform to the turn), then moves the skier backwards on the ski to center the pressure under the foot at the apex of the turn, and finally slightly towards the back to straighten out the ski and accelerate out of the turn. This allows Veteran athletes with limited lower and/or upper body function to maneuver the ski with the slightest movements. This type of better pressure movement allows for better control from the skier.

Racing Suspension

VHA Grand Junction Medical Center 2121 North Avenue Grand Junction CO 81501 National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

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In response to this announcement, please provide the information below:

Company Name:

UEI:

Address:

Contact Name:

Phone No:

Email:

Business size information

Select all that applies:

Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HubZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business

Please answer the following questions:

[ ] yes [ ] no – If a small business manufacturer (for the NAICS code and size standard), agrees that in the performance of any resulting contract, the concern will comply with the limitation on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR §125.6.

[ ] yes [ ] no – If a small business nonmanufacturer {500 employees as stated in FAR 52.212-1(a)}, agrees to furnish in the performance of any resulting contract, the product(s) of a small business manufacturer (for the NAICS code and size standard) or producer. For size determination purposes, there can be only one manufacturer of the end product(s) being acquired.

[ ] yes [ ] no - Will furnish the end product(s) manufactured or produced in the United States or its outlying areas. If not, list the country of origin ______________________________________.

FSS/ GSA/Other Contract Name

FSS/ GSA/Other Contract Number

Effective Date / Expiration Date

Please identify the brand name and manufacturer of each line item

Please identify the country of origin of each line item

Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.

In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, past experience etc.) to confirm the company’s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.

This notice is neither a request for competitive proposal or solicitation of offerors. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only and a solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this response. Responses to this Sources Sought notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of information or any other costs incurred as a response to this announcement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing via email to eric.ayers@va.gov on or before January 16, 2014, by 12:00 pm MT.

Delivery will be required no later than March 21, 2025.

Qualifying Provisions and Clauses VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) - applies to solicitations and contracts for all SDVOSB set-aside and sole source.

VAAR 852.219-74 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) - applies to solicitations and contracts for all VOSB set-aside and sole source.

VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) – applies to SDVOSB/VOSB set-aside or sole source solicitation for services or construction.

VAAR 852.219-76 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) – applies to SDVOSB/VOSB set-asides or sole source solicitation for supplies or products.

52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN—SUPPLIES ALTERNATE I (OCT 2022) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2022)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item—(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of ‘‘commercial product’’ at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101;

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product.

Cost of components means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105.

Domestic end product means—

(1) For an end product that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both—

(i) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States;

(ii) An end product manufactured in the United States, if—

(A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or

(B) The end product is a COTS item; or

(2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, an end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of foreign iron and steel constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in the end product. The cost of foreign iron and steel includes but is not limited to the cost of foreign iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all foreign iron or steel components excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or steel components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. If the end product contains multiple components, the cost of all the materials used in such end product is calculated in accordance with the definition of ‘‘cost of components’’.

End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use.

Fastener means a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. Examples of fasteners are nuts, bolts, pins, rivets, nails, clips, and screws.

Foreign end product means an end product other than a domestic end product.

Foreign iron and steel means iron or steel products not produced in the United States. Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additives. The origin of the elements of the iron or steel is not relevant to the determination of whether it is domestic or foreign.

Predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both means that the cost of the iron and steel content exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron or steel components excluding COTS fasteners.

Steel means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between 0.02 and 2 percent carbon, and may include other elements.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (see 12.505(a)(1)), except that for an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the domestic content test is applied only to the iron and steel content of the end product, excluding COTS fasteners.

(c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract.

(d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled "Buy American Certificate."

52.225-2 BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE (OCT 2022)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component.

(2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select ‘‘no’’.

(3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(4) The terms ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,’’ ‘‘critical component,’’ ‘‘domestic end product,’’ ‘‘end product,’’ and ‘‘foreign end product’’ are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled ‘‘Buy American—Supplies.”

(b) Foreign End Products:

[List as necessary]

(c) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line item No.

[List as necessary]

(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

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