6515--Knee Support Assemblies

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), NCO 08- is conducting a market research survey to identify potential qualified sources capable of providing BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (meeting the below salient characteristics) for Operating Room Patient Knee Positioning Devices for medical equipment at a firm fixed price for the C.W. Bill Young VA Healthcare System, 10,000 Bay Pines Boulevard, Bay Pines, FL 33744.

CLIN 0001

Brand Name Description: TKA Alvarado 3.0 System

Manufacturer: MPR Orthopedics

Manufacturer Item Number: 1320-000 Assembly, knee support, Alvarado

Quantity: 4 each

Delivery: On or before 12/02/2025

Draft Salient Characteristics:

Must be welded together instead of bolted together to seal out debris

Boot must have no holes or openings

Must include support assembly for anchoring bracket to operating room table rails

Must have a wide heal area to allow for small and larger feet

Must be made of aluminum

RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

- Company Name, Address, Size Standard, UEI#, Cage Code

- Capabilities Statement

- Contract number (If applicable)

- Place of Manufacturing / Country of Origin

- Point of Contact name, phone number, and email address

- Authorized distributorship letter from the manufacturer (If applicable)

*NOTE Acquisitions will only be set aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs if two or more responses that meet the Non-manufacturer Rule are received with the required information listed above, by the due date specified below.

Responses are due to Janice Fornaro at janice.fornaro@va.gov by 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. This is a Sources Sought Notice and submissions will be used for informational and planning purposes only. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.