Sources Sought Description - PAPR Kits.pdf

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR

INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE

A SOLICITATION.

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for the purpose of identifying potential sources for a future requirement and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.

All information received in response to this notice will be treated as proprietary and will not be shared with other interested parties. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract.

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This synopsis aims to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 339113 (size standard of 800 employees). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regional Procurement Office-RPO West Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide First Receiver Decontamination Program Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) systems and associated components for the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS).

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include the company name, address, point of contact, and size of business pursuant to the following questions:

(1) Is your business a: 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 or a distributor of the items being researched above?

(4) If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above, do you alter; assemble; or modify; the items requested in any way?

(5) If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; or modified.

(6) Does your company have a FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or any other federal contract?

If so, please provide the contract number.

(7) If you are an FSS GSA/NASA SEWP/NAC or federal contract holder, are the items you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

(8) Please submit your capabilities regarding the Statement of Work (SOW) being provided and any information pertaining to “brand name items” to establish capabilities for planning purposes.

*** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling, and convincing*** evidence that all items meet all the salient characteristics mentioned in the SOW.

(9) Are the items domestic end products (manufactured in the United States)? As stated in FAR 52.225-1 Buy American—SUPPLIES. State where the items are manufactured.

*if items are non-domestic end items, please provide alternate domestic end items if applicable.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to angela.kyte@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 9 AM CST, Monday, June 2, 2026. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this source sought. Responses to this source’s sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Please reference 36C24W26Q0173.