6515--Verathon Glide Scope

Presolicitation Notice

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Presolicitation Notice

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Presolicitation Notice

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Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Hampton VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Open Market to procure Brand Name Only Verathon GlideScopes, using an Unrestricted, Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about July 28, 2023. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Quotes will be accepted for a seven (5) day period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at VIP Home  · VetBiz Portal (va.gov). The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.

NAICS Code is 339112 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 Employees. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The supplies are to be delivered to:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Durham VA Health Care System

508 Fulton Street

Durham, NC 27705-3875

In response, please include the following:

Company/individual name

Address

Point of contact with phone number

Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number

Tax ID number

Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.)

Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Daleta Coles at daleta.coles@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: 36C24623Q1122 Verathon GlideScopes for the Durham VA HCS. Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items that you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.