6515--Vitreoretinal System (Vision System)

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 for market research to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform or provide a potential requirement. The responses received from interested vendor will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) is seeking to identify potential qualified vendors capable of providing brand name listed in Table 1.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 339112, Surgical and Medical Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

REQUESTED RESPONSES:

All responsible vendors and interested parties please respond to this source sought announcement if you can fulfill the requirements. Responses to this source sought shall include the following information:

1. Your company name, address, contact person name, phone number, fax number, e-mail

address(s), UEI number, number of employees, and company website if available.

2. If you are an GSA/FSS contract holder are the referenced items available on your schedule/contract? Provide your company GSA/FSS contract number and contract expiration date, if applicable.

3. If you are a NASA SEWP V contract holder are the referenced items available on your schedule/contract? Provide your company NASA SEWP V contract number, contract group, and contract expiration date, if applicable.

4. Is your company a contract holder on any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number.

5. Socio-economic status of business such as but not limited to (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) SDVOSB/VOSB, 8(a), HUB Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB Zone business, Large Business, etc.).

6. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified in this sources sought announcement?

7. Is your company the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent for the products being offered? If an authorized distributor or equivalent, can you provide documentation from the manufacturer confirming authorization to provide the referenced items and/or products being offered?

If not, can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule in accordance with Title 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers.

Does your company exceed 500 employees?

Is your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied?

Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; and

Will supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to Title 13 CFR 121.406 paragraph (b)(5).

8. If your company is 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).

9. What is the manufacturing country of origin of the items and/or products being offered?

10. Delivery Timeframe The Government would like to know the standard delivery time frame for a requirement like this.

11. Provide warranty information for the items and/or products being requested?

12. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g., if Contracting Officer determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Estimated pricing will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE:

Please email all responses to stephanie.keo@va.gov. Please respond to this source sought notice no later than 3:00 PM Central on June 22, 2023.

DISCLAIMER: This source sought is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this source sought notice.

Table 1 Requirement

Item Description

Unit of Measure

Quantity

Alcon Constellation LXT-CR5 System

EACH

1

Fragmentation Handpiece

EACH

2

SF5 Tank 125GM

EACH

1

Zeiss/Moeller Fixed Laser Filter Safety

EACH

1

Constellation C3F8 Tank 125GM

EACH

1

Leica/Wild Fixed Quad Filter

EACH

1

Warranty

1 YEAR

1

If other than brand name (Or Equal/Equivalent/Substitute Products) are to be provided then the contractor shall furnish catalog, part number, and the characteristics of the substitute item that are equivalent to the brand name.