Sources Sought for Laeral Advance Courses 02.docx

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice 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 Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing Laerdal Advanced Care and Preventative Maintenance Courses. The Laerdal Advanced Care and Preventative Maintenance Courses shall be provided to the Lebanon VA Medical Center, located in Lebanon, PA.

1. Vendor shall provide the following Laerdal Advanced Care and Preventative Maintenance Courses in accordance with the specifications as outlined below:

Statement of Need Laerdal Advanced Care and Preventative Maintenance Courses

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

Scope of Work: Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) located at 1700 S. Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042 has a sole-source request for two personnel to attend one (1) Laerdal SimMan 3G Advanced Care and Maintenance Course, and one (1) SimMan ALS Advanced Care and Maintenance Course within a consecutive four-day timeframe. The purpose of this course is to provide advanced training and obtain training certificates for two Lebanon VAMC personnel on the SimMan 3G and SimMan ALS manikins.

Type of Contract: This is a firm-fixed price contract.

Period of Performance: April 23 through April 26, 2024

Place of Performance: Laerdal Medical Corporation, 167 Myers Corners Rd, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

Deliverables: The contractor must provide certificates of completion to two (2) Lebanon VAMC personnel upon completion of the courses listed:

A. Course Title- “SimMan 3G Advanced Care and Maintenance Course”

a. Three (3) day technical workshop providing students with the skills to test functionality and perform preventative maintenance on the SimMan 3G, SimMan 3G PLUS, SimMan 3G Trauma, SimMan Essential, and SimMan Essential bleeding.

b. Topics covered must include:

i. Programming

ii. Troubleshooting

iii. Disassembly of key components

iv. Reassembly of key components B. Course Title- “SimMan ALS Advanced Care and Maintenance Course”

a. One (1) day technical workshop providing students with the skills to test functionality and perform preventative maintenance on the SimMan ALS.

b. Topics covered must include:

i. Programming

ii. Troubleshooting

iii. Disassembly of key components

iv. Reassembly of key components

B. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The contractor must secure seats for two Lebanon VAMC personnel upon contract award for April 23 through April 26, 2024.

The contractor must provide all course materials.

The contractor must provide Certificates of Completion within one (1) week of completion to Lebanon VAMC personnel in attendance.

C. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Government will arrange travel and accommodations for Lebanon VAMC personnel.

The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that 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 mentioned above.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, Unique Entity ID, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 611430, Professional and Management Development Training (size standard of $15.0 Million).

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), Small Business (SB), Large Business, etc.)?

(2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this notice?

(3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

(4) Is the product you are providing information about made by a small business manufacturer or a large business?

(5) Is the product you are providing information about manufactured in the United States? If not, please provide the country where the unit is manufactured.

(6) 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).

(7) 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?

(8) 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.

(9) 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.

(10) 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?

(11) 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.

(12) Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes.

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

(14) Please provide your Unique Entity ID.

This Sources Sought Notice 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 antonio.armstrong2@va.gov no later than, 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on March 13, 2024. 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 questions will be addressed by the Contract Specialist, Antonio Armstrong.

All firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice 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 Contract Opportunities website for all qualified interested parties at a later date 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 Source Sought Notice. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contract Specialist, Antonio Armstrong at antonio.armstrong2@va.gov

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice 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 notice.