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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

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

Boise VA Medical Center

500 West Fort St.

Boise ID

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 Boise VA Medical Center (VAMC) is procuring ParaPAC Plus instruments . 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 SAM UEI #.

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. 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 sources 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 the Small Business Administration VetCert Registry located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov.

5) If not a manufacturer, only authorized representatives/providers/distributors 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) If you are the manufacturer, do you have any designated or authorized distributors? If so, please provide their name, telephone, point of contact and size status (if available).

7) 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.

(c) Identify the manufacturer name (OEM) and manufacturer part number, as well as any warranty information.

(d) Please provide a courtesy quote in response to this request to evaluate price reasonableness for any set-aside determination, and any applicable contract vehicle information.

8) Please identify the country of origin for all items.

It is the intent of the VA to use the information gathered for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Contracting Opportunities website located at sam.gov or GSA eBuy.

Responses are due by 01/16/2026 10:00 AM PST, to the Point of Contact.

Address:

Boise VA Medical Center 500 W Fort St Boise ID 83702

Point of Contact:

Denise Patches Contract Specialist Denise.Patches@va.gov Salient Characteristics – PARAPAC PLUS MRI ventilators The Respiratory Therapy Section at the Boise VA Medical Center needs 3 MRI compatible ventilators to transport critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients to MRI for diagnostic purposes:

The transport MRI ventilator has the appropriate ventilator modes and functions to meet the patient’s ventilatory and oxygen demands in nearly all situations.

MRI ventilator is a pneumatically powered device, which negates the need for a continuous electrical power source.

Device is highly versatile and can be used in all inpatient care areas in which mechanically ventilated patients need to be transported to though its use would be primarily for MRI transport.

Device is equipped with various alarms that include but are not limited to disconnection, high inflation pressures and supply gas failure, helping to ensure patient safety.

Control settings allow for the easy manipulation of tidal volume, respiratory rate, PEEP and FiO2. Ventilator meets RME requirements for noncritical medical equipment.

Device uses a disposable device-specific circuit, which will require a CPRC request.

Device is portable and lightweight.

Device is suitable for use with facility MRI scanners Device will require no additional infrastructure or technology upgrades.

Device will have integrated PEEP function The small footprint to fit at a patient’s side, on a stretcher or bed, in an ambulance or aircraft, and on an MRI table Non-ferrous construction allowing it to be positioned next to a 3-Tesla shielded magnet affecting neither ventilator function nor MRI scan quality and it is approved for use in a spatial gradient of up to 7.5 Tesla in the MRI environment Mode: CPAP: up to max of 10-16cm H2O at 35l/ min flow I:E ratio 1:2, FiO2: 50% and 100% Pressure relief valve with audible alarm: 20-60 cm H2O

If your business is interested and capable, please send the capability statement outlined above, and a courtesy market research quote to Denise.Patches@va.gov by 10:00am PST on January 16, 2026. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

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.

PARAPAC PLUS MRI Ventilators

Sources Sought Notice