Medtronic StealthStation S8 Navigation System

Sources Sought Synopsis Only
This is not a solicitation announcement. This is as sources sought synopsis only for Medtronic Stealthstation S8 System for the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (hubzone, 8(a), small business, small disadvantage business, Veteran owned small business (VOSB), Service disabled Veteran owned small business (SDVOSB), or large business) relative to NAICS 334510, Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a size standard of 500 employees. Note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more SDVOSB or VOSB, who are certified and verified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can provide the supplies/perform the service, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127.Â
Responses to this synopsis shall be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on FBO and/or GSA eBuy. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this source sought announcement.
General Requirements: Refer to Attachment 2, for the proposed Salient Characteristics for the required supplies for Medtronic Stealthstation S8 System for San Francisco VA Medical Center:
In response to this announcement. If you are interested and capable of providing the required supplies, please complete the information below:
Company Name:
Address:
Contact Name:
Phone No:
Email:
DUNS:
Business size information
Select all that applies:
Small Business
Emerging Small Business
Small Disadvantaged Business
Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
HubZone
Woman Owned
Certified and Verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Certified and Verified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
Large Business
Other: ____________
SDVOSB/VOSB must be registered in VIP (https:// www.vetbiz.gov)
Contractor must be registered with www.sam.gov
GSA Information:
FSS/ GSA Contract Holder
Yes No
FSS/ GSA Contract Number
Effective Date / Expiration Date
Capability/ Product Information: Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics/Statement of work being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes.
Are you the manufacturer, authorized service provider, or a distributor of the items/services being researched above?
If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller/service provider for the items/services identified above, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way?
If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?
5. Any other applicable information may be provided.
*** Submissions addressing Section (4) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics.
This notice is neither a request for competitive proposal or solicitation of offerors. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only and a solicitation is currently not available. Information received because of this notice shall only be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and the type of set-aside if appropriate. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of information or any other costs incurred as a response to this announcement.
Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to: Cindy.Smith4@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Apr 1, 2019 by 1500 EST. This form (Attachment 1) may be used to make it easier for the contractor to respond to this source sought request. However, any format may be used if the required information is provided.
If a solicitation is issued, it shall be announced later and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this response. Responses to this sources sought notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
See attached document: Attachment 1 Sources Sought Response Form StealthStation San Francisco VA Medical Center.
See attached document: Attachment 2 Salient Characteristics San Francisco VA Medical Center..