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6515--Arctic Sun Stat Temp Management Minneapolis VAMC
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This sources sought notice seeks information from firms interested in supplying an Arctic Sun Stat Temperature Management System for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The notice specifies a response date of July 31, 2023 by 12:00 PM Central Time. The required equipment includes the Arctic Sun Stat Temperature Management System, a six month Arctic Sun Analytics subscription, and freight delivery. On-site training by the contractor on operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting is also required. The contractor must deliver the equipment by September 30, 2023 to the specified address and coordinate delivery, setup, and training with the listed points of contact. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. Firms interested in this potential procurement must ensure their SAM registration includes this NAICS code and must submit any questions and capability statements to the provided email by the specified response date.

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SUBJECT*

Arctic Sun Stat Temp Management Minneapolis VAMC

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
52241
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C26323Q0897
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
07-31-2023 12:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
SET-ASIDE
SBA
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6515
NAICS CODE*
339112

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Robert Bennett robert.bennett8@va.gov 319-339-7079

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS
Minneapolis VAMC

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis MN

POSTAL CODE
55417
COUNTRY
USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
Department of Veterans Affairs

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

*= Required Field
Sources Sought Notice

Sources Sought Notice

Statement of Work Minneapolis VA Medical Center BD Arctic Sun Stat Temperature Management System Specialty Care Service Line

1. Introduction
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) has a need to procure per FAR11.105(a)(1) “Items peculiar to one manufacturer,” BD Arctic Sun Stat TemperatureManagement System for the Specialty Care Service Line at Minneapolis VAMC. Thecurrently used Hypo-Hyper-thermia apparatus is broken and beyond economical repair.This equipment is required to allow Specialty Care to meet the current clinical needs oftheir patients.
2. Scope
MVAHCS is seeking a firm fixed price to purchase and deliver the BD Arctic Sun StatTemperature Management System. The project includes equipment procurement,delivery, setup, and vendor provided training.

3. Salient Characteristics

Item #
Description/Part Number*
Qty
1
Arctic Sun Stat Temperature Management System / 60000000
1
2
Six Month Arctic Sun Analytics Subscription / ASASUB6
1
3
Freight /
1

4. On-site Training

The contractor providing the equipment will be responsible for training staff/users. Thecontractor prior to, and at the time of setup shall provide staff education at the MVAHCS.A system technology and services education professional shall administer the training.Education curriculum must include the following:
a. Operations and set-up
b. User maintenance
c. User troubleshooting tips
5. Period of Performance
Deliver no later than 9/30/2023.
6. Place of Performance
The contractor shall deliver the items to 1 Veterans Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55417,Attention BIS Gabe Nichols.
7. Delivery/Setup
The contractor shall coordinate delivery, setup, and training with the on-site Point ofContacts (POCs) listed below:
Gabe Nichols, BIS, 612-467-2012, gabriel.nichols@va.gov
Darren O’Brien, BIS, 612.467.2012, darren.obrien1@va.gov

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

Arctic Sun Stat Temperature Management System for the Minneapolis VA Medical Clinic. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, size standard is 1,000 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

As this is a supply acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

Description of Services

· See attached Statement of Work

Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Central Time, July 31, 2023.

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