SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* SOURCES SOUGHT for Blood Bank Refrigerator for the Leavenworth VAMC Laboratory

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 66048

REQUIREMENT NUMBER* 36C255-25-AP-0642

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 12-19-2024 11:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE SDVOSB

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6515

NAICS CODE* 339113

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT* Teresa Cabanting

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Leavenworth Medical Center

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS teresa.cabanting@va.gov mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT

DISCLAIMER

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

Sources Sought.

The submission of pricing, capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and allowed under this Sources Sought in Accordance

With (IAW) FAR Part 15.201(e).

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS

339113. Responses to this Sources Sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and after review of the responses to this Sources

Sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this Sources

Sought are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The information identified below is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies 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 that fulfill the required specifications and/or the authority from the manufacturer to distribute the supplies.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies, please provide the requested information indicated below in #1 thru 4. Response to this

Sources Sought shall include company name, address, point of contact, EUI, and size of business pursuant to the following questions:

1. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this

Sources Sought? (If so, provide the small business identifier, e.g. SDVOSB, VOSB)

2. Provide your company’s, www.SAM.gov, Unique Entity ID (UEI) number.

http://www.sam.gov/

3. Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with GSA, VA NAC, or any other Federal contract, that can be utilized to procure the requirement listed above? If so, please provide the contract number.

4. Does your company have an Authorized to Distribute letter from a manufacturer?

If so, please provide a copy.

Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can provide the requirement described in the following Statement of Requirements.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via E-mail are due on or before December

19, 2024 by 11:00 a.m. Central and sent to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov. Send all questions to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov. Telephone responses or questions shall not be accepted.

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 Sources Sought. Responses to this Sources Sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list nor to receive a copy of the solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following:

Statement of Requirements

The Leavenworth VAMC Laboratory has a need to purchase two blood storage refrigerators for the blood bank department. This will be used to store human blood for transfusion.

Salient Characteristics for Blood Bank Refrigerator

High Performance Medical-Grade Blood Bank/ Upright Refrigerator/AABB Compliant

• Storage Volume – minimum of 25 cubic feet/ 504 Blood bags

• Interior Storage- must contain 7 drawers that are liquid -tight, stainless steel, and are adjustable. 100 lbs. maximum capacity per drawer.

• Temperature Range: +2°C to +10°C. Set Point: +4°C. Must have Minium and Maximum temperature display and reset. Equipped with Temperature Monitoring Ballasts.

• Exterior/Interior Finish: Bacteria-resistant powder coating stainless steel.

• Unit must be able to utilize existing 115 volts 60Hz electrical power.

• Performance Characteristics: Uniformity +/- 1.0°C. Recovery to 8°C after 3 minutes of door opening is 1 minute. Stability: 0.07°C. Pull-down time to 4°C is 65 minutes.

• Microprocessor-with touchscreen input and display. User interface that is door mounted with color touchscreen this at least 7 inches with °C or °F readings.

• Controller: on/off power switch. Control Sensor: RTD, stainless steel. Must have Communication Ports with the capability to Download via USB,CSV, and PDF with remote alarm contacts, RJ45 (Ethernet).

• Chart recorder- Refrigerator must have Intergraded, 4”’ diameter use inkless pressure-sensitive charts, with a battery backup. Includes an Interactive Temperature Graph.

• Alarms- Refrigerator must contain Power Failure Alarm, Door Ajar Alarm, Condenser Temperature Alarm and High/Low Alarms- Tests. All alarms must be fully adjustable. The High/Low Alarms-Tests must be fully adjustable with automatic (Peltier) testing capability.

• The Refrigerator must have a Temperature Log including an Event Log that records all alarms and door openings and an Access Log with optional access control. All alarms must have the capability to be downloaded onto a USB.

• Refrigerator must be equipped with a dual pane glass door, right hinged, made of standard safety glass. Lockable door, password protected settings, PIN access via optional access control.

Equipment to be delivered to: Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center 4101 S. 4Th Street Trafficway Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

End of Statement of Requirements