Decontamination, packaging and sterilization service for dental and medical instruments

THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The NCO 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center, 4100 E. Mississippi Ave, Glendale CO is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; or (3) Small or emerging small business firms to set aside a single or multiple award contracts. The Government will use responses to this notice to make to an appropriate acquisition decision. The contractor shall provide decontamination, packaging and sterilization services for dental and medical instruments. The contractor shall furnish facility, personnel labor, parts, supplies and equipment necessary to provide this service. Contractor shall provide a daily count of instruments by written documentation as well as all quality control measures and sterilization records according to ANSI/AAMI Standards. Contaminated instrumentation will be transported by courier. The area for this contract shall be within the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Community Based Outpatient Clinics located at 4112 Outlook Boulevard, Pueblo, CO 81008 and 25 North Spruce Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. The anticipated period of performance will be one basic year plus four (4) one-year pre-priced options for renewal. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, with information describing their interest, capabilities, geographic location and indicate which small business category for which they qualify to the Contract Specialist Ronnie Jones at Ronnie.Jones@va.gov , no later than 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), January 23, 2013. Solicitation VA-259-13-R-0290 -Decontamination, Packaging and Sterilization for Dental and Medical Instruments has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The NAICS Code 561910 is applicable to this acquisition, the size standard for a firm to be considered has an Emerging Small Business is no greater than 50 percent of NAICS Code with a Business Size Standard of $7.0 M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract.