Sources_Sought_Vendor_Response.xlsx

This is a Vendor Response Form for a Sources Sought Notice requiring completion by potential suppliers interested in providing an Automated Liquid Handling Platform to the FDA. The Notice ID is SSN-CBER-2026-135922, and respondents must complete all yellow-highlighted required fields and answer blue fields only if applicable, returning the form in native Microsoft Excel format (.xlsx) with the filename format [NOTICE ID]_CompanyName.xlsx.

The form requires vendors to provide comprehensive company information including name, address, UEI/CAGE Code, point of contact details, active SAM.gov registration status, and business size classification under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). Vendors must identify their socioeconomic categories (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, SDB) and any existing contract vehicles (FSS/MAS, GWAC, IDIQ/BPA). Small business respondents must specify their role in fulfillment, demonstrate capability and capacity to meet full scope requirements including quantities and delivery timelines, provide relevant recent contract or commercial sales experience, identify applicable quality or regulatory certifications, and disclose any teaming or subcontracting arrangements. All respondents must address domestic manufacture and availability, including the country of manufacture, domestic content percentage certification, COTS status, critical component sourcing, production capacity against stated quantities, lead times, and conditions for establishing or expanding domestic production. Vendors must also identify alternative or substitute domestically manufactured items and disclose whether offered items meet Trade Agreements Act requirements if not domestic end products.