Manchester VA Medical Center, Manchester, NH AJO Patient Lift Preventive Maintenance and Repair service

Sources of Sought Notice

Manchester VA Medical Center

Patient Lift Preventive Maintenance and Repair Service



This is a sources of sought notice seeking information, feedback and capable vendors from industry in regards to the Manchester, NH VA Medical Center requirement for ARJO Patient Lift Preventive Maintenance and Repair Service. This information will be used for preliminary planning purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted at this time. This is not a solicitation and no contract shall be awarded from this sources of sought notice.



The purpose of this sources of sought notice is to gain industry feedback on the attached Statement of Work (SOW), and to also gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of potential small business contractors that would be interested in a future solicitation. In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Department of Veterans Affairs is particularly interested in Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) that are interested. Interested parties responding to this sources of sought notice should submit the following information:



1. company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number;

2. company socio-economic status to identify business as being an SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, Hubzone, 8a, Woman Owned, etc. Primary NAICS for this procurement will be 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business size standard of $20.5 Million;

3. documentation relating to capability of performance;

4. all interested SDVOSB or VOSB firms must be registered in VETBIZ.GOV and Verified by VA CVE and registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) to be eligible for award of Government contracts; and

5. any other pertinent company documentation.



The following questions are optional. The Government appreciates and welcomes all industry feedback:



6. Please review the attached performance work statement and provide general feedback.

" Specifically, is there anything confusing or that you would modify? Anything that needs to be added/deleted or changed, and why?

" Are the equipment and personnel standards in accordance with standard industry practices?

The response date to this RFI is June 14, 2016, at 10:00 am. Electronic submissions are acceptable via Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov.

This market research is for informational and planning purposes only to determine if a set-aside is appropriate and to receive industry feedback on the SOW. This sources of sought notice does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this sources of sought notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this sources of sought notice.

The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov at a future date and will invite firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.