Sources Sought

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR PROPOSALS. The Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. A solicitation is not currently available. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 2), is conducting market research for qualified firms that are Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, capable of providing an automated immunoassay analyzer capable of performing infectious disease and bacterial marker testing as listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) attached.



Applicable NAICS Code is 334516, with a Small Business size standard of 1,000 Employees.



Offerors desiring consideration shall email a capabilities statement and the following information directly to the Contracting Officer referencing the following in the subject field, 36C24218Q0192 Immunoassay Analyzer".



Offerors, at the time of response, shall be verified in VIP. Unverified VOSB/ SDVOSBs will be considered non-responsive to the requirements of this sources sought and any resulting solicitation. Offers from unverified VOSB/ SDVOSBs are deemed deficient and will not be considered.



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IMPORTANT NOTE: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer's E-mail: gina.blum@va.gov and received no later than Monday, January 15, 2018.



This is a market survey for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement.