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Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System 975 Kirman Avenue Reno NV 89502

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Contracting Officer Nicole Renfrew Nicole.Renfrew@va.gov

(775) 292-2634

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

3801 Miranda Avenue

Palo Alto California

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This is a Sources Sought notice only, for market research purposes. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is performing market research to determine if there are any vendors with economic status of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Woman Owned, and other small businesses that can provide the items listed below.

Responses to this Sources Sought will be used for market research purposes. This requirement is for a Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN 21) procurement to provide the items listed below.

There is no solicitation document at this time. The NAICS 339112 with small business size of 1000 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management ( https://sam.gov/ ) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. If you are responding as an SD/VOSB vendor, you must be verified at Small Business Administration page https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ AND your verification must indicate this NAICS code.

Only firms interested and capable should send their information and/or capability statements and any questions by e-mail to Nicole.Renfrew@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, August 20, 2025.

If interested, please provide the following information:

· Is this requirement available on any existing contracts?

· Please provide country of origin.

· Name of company.

· Point of contact name, phone number and e-mail address.

· SAM unique entity ID number.

· Socioeconomic status, such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, VOSB, Woman Owned small business, etc. should be included. SD/VOSB status and NAICS will be verified using Small Business Administration page https://search.certifications.sba.gov/.

· Capability statements.

· Authorized distributor memo on manufacturers letterhead.

· Indicate if any other relevant information.

Disclaimer: This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this Sources Sought. Furthermore, the government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a Sources Sought notice.

Requirement: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation system. Product below or equivalent.

Brand Name Item: RF Medical RFTP 0707N: Soft Tissue Radiofrequency Ablation Starter Bundle package including RF Ablation System with Generator and Pump, 15 disposable RF electrodes (18 gauge, 70mm length, various mm exposure, down to 3 mm).

Salient Characteristics The intended use of the requested item is the treatment of benign thyroid nodules and microcarcinomas. System will allow for minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided ablation of thyroid tissue, reducing the need for surgery and referrals to community care. The system will be used by endocrine and general surgeons as part of a growing in-house thyroid ablation program to improve Veteran access to specialty care. Item must be indicated specifically for thyroid ablation and must have sufficient technical features, such as impedance control, thyroid-specific electrode dimensions, appropriate electrode configurations, thermal safety mechanisms, and FDA-cleared for use in thyroid radiofrequency ablation.

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