Endoscope Cabinets - Asheville VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC intends to award a contract for the purchase of an Endoscope Cabinet. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113 and business size standard of 750 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 Department of Veterans Affairs is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid.

The Asheville VA Medical Center, located at 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805, is seeking a potential qualified contractor than can provide an Endoscope Cabinet with the following salient characteristics:

Need Endoscope Cabinet for storage of endoscopes at Asheville (NC) VAMC.



Endoscope Cabinet must include the following essential physical characteristics and dimensions:



AISI 304 stainless steel with Scotch Brite brushed finished

Holds up to 12 endoscopes

Filtered air (HEPA h14)

Pressure sensor check for the HEPA filter

Front doors: AISI 304 stainless steel and glass

Channel Check System control of air flow through the channels

Barcode traceability and monitoring system to record the storage process and warn if the required storage time is exceeded

Cycle events tracking and monitoring

Integrated alarm system to prevent the door from being open more than two minutes

An alarm is displayed if cleaning or changing the filter is necessary

Touchscreen panel/keyboard for program modifications

LCD graphic display for alarm and functioning messages

USB port for programming

Overall dimensions WxDxH (mm): 1100x800x220036 D x 72 L

Weight: less than 500 lbs



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, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification (if a brand name product is intended for offer should the requirement go to solicitation).



(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 Matthew R. Gray at Matthew.Gray@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 7 August 2017 at 5:00 PM 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.