Sources Sought 36C26326Q0751 Nuclear Med PET dose Cabinet and Shield ver3.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT: 36C26326Q0751

The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), is conducting research and is issuing this Request for Information to learn of the availability and capability of business sources qualified to provide the items listed below. This is NOT a solicitation.

SUBJECT: Nuclear Medicine PET dose Cabinet and Shield for the Iowa City VA Health Care System (ICVHCS).

NAICS CODE: 339113, Size Standard: 800 employees.

PSC: 6515

NOTICE:

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, on behalf of the Iowa City VA Health Care System (ICVAHCS) is conducting market research to learn of the availability and capability of business sources qualified to provide the items listed below. All business sizes are encouraged to reply at this stage. Your response should include answers to the questions below to help us determine if socioeconomic set-aside procedures, small business set-aside procedures, or unrestricted procedures will be used.

HOW TO RESPOND:

All responses must have the VA RFI Number: 36C26326Q0751 in the Subject Line of the email!!!

All responses must be received no later than 05:00 PM CT, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 All responses must be emailed to: Joseph.Bennett@va.gov All responses must include the following information:

2. Is your Firm a Socioeconomic Small Business per RFO FAR Part 19? If so, describe:

3. Is your firm the manufacturer or authorized distributor? Note: authorized distributor means the manufacturer will provide a letter stating your firm is one of their authorized distributors.

4. If you are not the manufacturer, are the supplies you would provide produced by a small business or a large business?

5. Are the supplies you would provide produced (manufactured or final assembled) in the United States? If not, provide the country where the supplies are produced for each line item you include.

6. If you are the manufacturer, do you have any authorized distributors? If so, provide a list of all authorized distributors including company name, point of contact with phone number and email address.

10. Provide the time it would take for delivery to be complete once the order is placed.

11. Provide any other information about your firm’s capabilities to meet our requirements that would be relevant to our planning needs. For example, do you usually install, set-up, test, or calibrate the equipment?

DESCRIPTION & SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Cabinets for Nuclear Medicine PET procedures. Radiation cabinet, L-block shield, lead brick cave, PET sharps container, CRC-55tR Dose Calibrator, Standard “L” shield and PET-specific syringes for reducing nuclear medicine technologists’ radiation exposure received from PET-specific doses.

Radiation Cabinet: Brand Name or Equal

L-Block Shield: Brand Name or Equal

Lead Brick Cave: Brand Name or Equal

PET Shield Sharps Container: Brand Name or Equal

CRC-55tR Dose Calibrator: Brand Name or Equal

Standard “L” shield:

Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Itemsd:

DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL NOTICES:

This RFI/Sources Sought 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. Proprietary date shall be labeled as proprietary, and/or on separate documents and labeled as proprietary. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION).

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