6515--Sources Sought. CoulMed SPS Case Carts for the Northport VA Medical Center.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT AND IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).

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 Sources Sought Notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), 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 Notice.

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS code 339112 Medical and Surgical Instrument Manufacturing (size standard of 1,000 employees). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The Northport VA Medical Center, is seeking sources that can provide fifteen (15) CoulMed Case Carts that at a minimum meets the following salient characteristics with a brand name or equal product for the Northport VA Medical Center:

Fifteen (15) COULMED CASE CARTS

STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT, NORTHPORT VA MEDICAL CENTER, NY

BACKGROUND:

The Sterile processing department in Northport VA medical center, New York wishes to purchase 15 CouldMed Case Carts due to old inventory, and to meet the demands of an increased Operating Room workload. Lack of available of big case cart to accommodate the amount of instrument requires for the increase robotic case. This has been causing delays in Operating room cases. Case cart SPD using now doesn t go through the decontamination door causing SPS Technician to come out of the Decontamination room to wipe the Case Cart which is unacceptable due to potential Staff and patient safety.

The department needs additional carts to maintain a higher rate of availability to ensure that all instruments for surgical procedures are being contained in a case cart for Safe transport to and from the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Department.

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

CC-5214-1WSR-SSD-CDI1

Short Double Door Closed Case Cart

Case Dimensions: 46 1/2"W x 25 7/8"D x 32"H

5

CC-5260-3WSR-SSD-CDI1-CTH

Tall Vertical Handle Double Door Closed Case Cart

Case Dimensions: 39 1/2"W x 26 1/2"D x 40 3/4"H

2

CC-5106-1WSR-SSD-CDI1

Short Single Door Closed Case Cart

Case Dimensions 23 5/8 W x 25 D x32 H

4

CC-5212-1WSR-SSD-CDI1

Short Single Door Closed Case Cart

Case Dimensions: 36"W x 25"D x 32"H

4

All carts are configured with clean/dirty indicators and waterfall-edged, wired roll-out shelving which prevent tears.

SCOPE:

The following surgical Case carts are being requested to increase/replace inventory and availability case cart in a timely manner. The following instruments should be made of high-grade Surgical Steel guaranteeing proper re-processing according to manufacturer s guidelines.

DELIVERY:

Northport VAMC,

79 Middleville Road,

Northport NY 11768

POINT OF CONTACT:

Contracting Officer

Jonatan Rondon

Jonatan.rondon@va.gov

212-686-7500 ex. 16490

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

The Contractor shall be able to deliver and provide Case Cart installation within 45 days purchase delivery.

PATIENT INFORMATION PRIVACY AND PROTECTION:

The case cart does not store any PHI/PII/PI, nor are there any hard drives/storage devices to service or remove.

This contract purchase is for equipment only. This contract does not involve access to VA patient/employee information and does not involve access and/or connection to the VA information system.

This contract does not create records on behalf of VA.

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.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions:

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), Large Business, etc.)?

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

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

(4) 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).

(5) 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?

(6) If you intend to sub contract 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 sub contracted work and completion of job.

(7) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

(8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract?

(9) 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.

(10) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

(11) Will the items you will be providing manufactured domestically in the United States or are they foreign manufactured items?

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

(13) Please provide your Sam.gov Unique Entity ID number.

*** Submissions addressing number (10) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Jonatan.Rondon@va.gov , Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than July 15th 2025, at 1600 EST. 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 bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.