6530--Alternating Air-flow Mattresses

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, Durham VAMC, Durham, NC intends to award a contract for the purchase of Alternating Air-flow Mattresses. The NAICS code for this requirement is 337910 and business size standard of 1000 employees.

This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible.

The Durham VAMC, located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705 is seeking a potential qualified contractor that can provide the following items (no gray market items accepted):

ITEM DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

MATTRESS, PRESSURE

REDUCTION, PRESSUREGUARD CUSTOM CARE

CONVERTIBLE LOW AIR LOSS (LAL),84 X 36 X 7

INCH, WEIGHT CAPACITY 500 POUND,5 YEARS

NON-PRORATED WARRANTY, SLOPED FOR HEEL

PROTECTION

40 each

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government.

Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com ), list of available compatible products, procurement source (open market or GSA Schedule), and the geographical location the respondent is able to service.

(1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees;

(2) Type of small business

a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

b. Veteran Owned Small Business

c. Small Disadvantaged

d. HubZone

e. Woman Owned

f. Small Business

Responses to this notice should be emailed to LaToya Glover at LaToya.Glover2@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 26 October 2020 at 11:00 AM EDST. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.