Sources Sought Tissue Tek Maintenance.docx

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND INFORMATION SUBMITTED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda.

Additional information regarding USU can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil.

USU has a requirement for preventative maintenance on Tissue Tek Equipment.

This will be a firm fixed price contract with a base plus four option years.

See attached DRAFT Scope of Work. Potential offerors responding to this source sought are highly encouraged to review the attached DRAFT Scope of work and provide comments and feedback. The attached document is a Word document and we request offerors use the comments feature to provide their feedback.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotes; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.

Potential offerors responding to this source sought must provide the following information:

· Feedback on the scope of work (Use Comments Capability in Word):

· Which sections require clarification?

· What questions do you have based on the current Scope of Work?

· What additional information needs to be addressed in the Scope of Work?

· Corporate Experience – Provide a summary on your corporate experience in providing the requested services, with a focus on Tissue Tek equipment (Page limitation: 3 pages)

· Past Performance – Provide two (2) customer references that you provided similar services for within the last three (3) years, with a minimum of one year of performance. (Page limitation: 5 pages). At a minimum, include the following information:

· Business/Agency Name

· POC – Name, title, telephone number and email address

· Contract Number

· Contract Amount

· Performance Period

· Description of Services Provided and how they are Comparable to the Requested Services in the Attached DRAFT Scope of Work.

Please provide the following with your submission:

1. Company name and address

1. CAGE Number

1. Socio-Economic Status (Small, SDVOSB, etc.) – Socio-economic status will be verified in SAM.gov.

1. Point of Contact (Name, Email and Phone Number)

All responses are due 30 May 2025 at noon EST. and must be emailed to ryan.jeffers@usuhs.edu.