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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Denise Patches Denise.Patches@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Seattle VA Medical Center

1660 S. Columbian Way

Seattle WA

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought

The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Small Business Manufacturers, other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested.

The intended contract is a firm-fixed price contract.

A SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule Waiver will not apply if this requirement is set-aside for small business. It does apply to all other socioeconomic small business categories.

The Puget Sound VA Medical Center (VAMC) requires Transvaginal Ultrasound Probes and Components. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to Denise.Patches@va.gov.

1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS.

2) Please identify your company’s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. To be considered a small business your company must have less than 1000 employees in preceding 5 years. This notice is to determine the marketplace for this specific requirement. Please check one of the following:

[ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business Manufacturers [ ] yes [ ] no All other Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business

3) The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought notice. 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. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM).

4) Any Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov.

5) Only authorized representatives/providers of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted. Please provide a proof of authorized dealer or reseller letter from manufacturer.

6) This is a “brand name or equal” requirement. As such, the salient characteristics reflect the physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet to satisfy the Government’s needs. To be considered for any potential solicitation, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must:

(a) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this sources sought; clearly identify the item by Brand name, if any and make/model number.

(b) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to descriptive data or information available that identifies that the “equal” item meets or exceeds the salient characteristics required by the Government.

Responses are due by 08/01/2025 12:00 PM PST, to the Point of Contact.

Brand Name or Equal Items to:

H48651MS RIC-5-9-D Real Time 4D Microconvex Probe H46612LK Realtime 4D Option kit H44952LP LOGIQ E10s R2/R3 to R4 SW Upgrade including Wireless H44972ED LOGIZQ E10-series and Fortis R4 eDelivery

Transvaginal Ultrasound Probe and Components

Sources Sought Notice