RFI 36C24424Q0886.pdf

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents.

This is Not a request for quote, and no solicitation exist at this time. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.

Lab Hood that conforms to the following requirements:

• Hood installed in room must contain a HEPA filter

• Size, no larger than 32 L x 75 W x 62 H

• Sash must be made of tempered glass and opening must be at least minimum of 10 inches

• Depth of laboratory hood must be maximum of 29 inches with a clearance of at least 4 inches from the wall

• Electrical requirements of 120V 50/60 HZ

• The outlets in the hood will need to hold a minimum of 5 amps

• Hood must have vapor proof lighting fixtures

• Hoods must be made of stainless steel

• Hoods must have air flow monitor with warning light and audible alarm

• Hoods must have fume hood exhaust controllers to control a damper in the hood discharge to maintain velocity through open face of hood regardless of sash position

• Average face velocity should be 0.51 m/s (100 fpm) with sash located at the average sash stop of 457 mm (18 inches)

• Vendor must be able to remove old laboratory hoods, decontaminate, and be responsible for the disposal of equipment off site

• Vendor must be able to remove old laboratory hood and install new hood with no more than 2 hours of downtime

• Vendor must provide an extended warranty

• Vendor must provide any type of training for use of hood and must be included in the price of laboratory hood

Please answer the following questions:

1. Please indicate the size, status, and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.?

2. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI?

3. Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If not, can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers.

4. Is your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied.

5. If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

6. If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

7. If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job.

8. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

9. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

10. General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

11. Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to “equal to items” to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

12. Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to justin.james2@va.gov no later, 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 08/06/2024, with 36C24424Q0886 in the subject line.

This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action.

All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award.

If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the www.sam.gov web site for all qualified interested parties later and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request mailto:justin.james2@va.gov https://sam.gov/content/home for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contract Administrator justin.james2@va.gov.

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. 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.

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