Liposculptor Equipment

Added: Oct 26, 2016 1:00 pm Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 10), Cincinnati, Ohio is looking for a vendor to provide all items in response to RFQ VA250-17-Q-0036 for MicroAire PAL Liposculptor equipment for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC. Vendor must provide product listed or can propose an equivalent product if it matches the specifications requested. Specifications must be submitted for all products if an or-equal product is being submitted. This will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method.

The VA anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about October 27, 2016. Quotes will be accepted for 5 business days, 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. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website (https://www.fbo.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and in VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses SDVOSB)) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database. 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.

NAICS Code is 423450 with a Small Business Size Standard of 200 Employees. This RFQ is set aside 100% for SDVOSB. If there are no SDVOSB, this will be re-issued as unrestricted, Full and Open Competition. One award is expected to be made; all responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The VA will only consider proposals from contractors who are registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Jenifer McCune at Jenifer.mccune@va.gov via email and ensure that the subject line includes: the RFQ number VA250-16-Q-0036 and include your company s name. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.