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This document is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The notice seeks market research for procuring Brand Name or Equal Commercial Temperature Sensors, specifically equivalent to Digi SmartSense Sensors, with NAICS code 334513. The solicitation is seeking responses from qualified businesses, with a particular interest in understanding potential sources' size classifications, including Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small business, and other categories.

The procurement involves five line items: 24-month NIST Certification Buffer Vial (591 units), 24-month NIST Certification for Temperature & Humidity (348 units), 24-month NIST Certification for Premium Expanded Range Temperature (54 units), 4G LTE Gateway with Verizon support (6 units), and shipping. Responses are due by October 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and must be submitted via email to Derek Brown with specific documentation requirements, including company information, business status, manufacturer details, and potential compliance with VAAR 852.219-76. The government will use the responses to make acquisition decisions and potentially publish a subsequent solicitation announcement.

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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT*
6638 - Brand Name or Equal SmartSense by Digi Sensors Commercial Temperature Monitoring

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
94304-1207
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C26126Q0121
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
10-31-2025 14:00 PACIFIC TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA
ARCHIVE
14 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6685
NAICS CODE*
334513
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (90/NCA) 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto CA 94304-1207

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Derek Brown derek.brown7@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS
VA Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

3801 Miranda Avenue

Palo Alto CA

POSTAL CODE
94304
COUNTRY
United States

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
Agency Website
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
derek.brown7@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Contracting Officer's Email

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal Commercial Temperature Sensors equivalent to the Digi SmartSense Sensors for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 334513 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables.

This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334513 and Size Standard of 750 employees. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After reviewing the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to this notice.

INSTRUCTIONS:

RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

· Primary Information: _______________________________

· Company Name: ____________________________________

· Point of Contact (POC) name: ___________________________

· Email address: __________________________________________

· Phone number:____________________________________________

· Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM):

· Federal Contract Number (if applicable):_______________________________

· Business Status and Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 334513:________________

· If a SD/VOSB set-aside is determined to be issued for this request, will you be able to comply with VAAR 852.219-76 for supplies? Yes or No:___________________

· Name of Manufacture listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM) and the country of origin where the product is manufactured for each item: Use below document.

· If you are not the manufacturer of the requested product, do you have an Authorized Distributorship Letter issued from the manufacturer (If applicable)? Yes or No:__________ Response is due Friday, October 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific. Please submit e-mail responses to Derek Brown, Contract Specialist, at email address: derek.brown7@va.gov. Please place “Sources Sought Notice 36C26126Q0121” in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only.

ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
591.00
EA
__________________
__________________

24 Month NIST Certification Buffer Vial - Standard (Temperature Only) with sensor probe

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): NIST-TMP5PINDIN-BUFF12

MUST complete the following IF “EQUAL” product

Manufacturer Part No.:_____________________________________ OEM Name:______________________________________________ Country of Origin:__________________________________________

348.00
EA
__________________
__________________

24 Month NIST Certification - (Temperature & Humidity) with sensor probe

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): NIST-TMPH5PINDIN

MUST complete the following IF “EQUAL” product

Manufacturer Part No.:_____________________________________

54.00
EA
__________________
__________________

24 Month NIST Certification - Premium (Expanded Range Temperature Only) with sensor probe

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): NIST-TMPEX5PINDIN6-PREM

MUST complete the following IF “EQUAL” product

Manufacturer Part No.:_____________________________________

6.00
EA
__________________
__________________

4G LTE Gateway with support for B & Z Sensors (Verizon) (U.S. ONLY)

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): TM-GW-BZ-VZW-C

MUST complete the following IF “EQUAL” product

Manufacturer Part No.:_____________________________________

1.00
EA
__________________
__________________

Shipping, If applicable

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): N/A

MUST complete the following IF “EQUAL” product

TOTAL

*= Required Field
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