Sources Sought for Ultra Low Freezer, Incubator, and Imaging System
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24725Q0624
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 7
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7, specifically the Birmingham VA Medical Center, is conducting a Sources Sought notice for scientific research equipment including an Ultra Low Freezer, Incubator, and Imaging System. The procurement seeks potential vendors capable of supplying a Thermo Scientific TSX Ultra-Low temperature Freezer, an Agilent BioTek Synergy H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader, and an Invitrogen iBright CL750 Imaging System. Interested companies must submit an electronic response to shanique.littlejohn@va.gov by May 14, 2025, including company point of contact information, DUNS number, socioeconomic status, and a capabilities statement addressing the attached Salient Characteristics. The market research will support future determination of set-aside requirements and potential solicitation strategies. Responses will be reviewed regardless of business size, with a focus on identifying potential vendors who can meet the precise technical specifications outlined in the document.
While no specific set-aside has been predetermined, the VA is particularly interested in responses from Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database. The notice explicitly states that this is not a formal Request for Quote and does not guarantee a subsequent solicitation or contract award. No incumbent contractor or specific award value is mentioned in the documentation. The procurement falls under NAICS Category 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and PSC Category 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). The VA reserves the right to revise the Statement of Work and contract requirements before releasing any solicitation, maintaining flexibility in the procurement process. Responses are considered purely for market research purposes and will not constitute a binding contract under FAR 52.201(e).
Notice text
Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 7 (NCO 7) Sources Sought for Ultra Low Freezer, Incubator, and Imaging System.
The Birmingham VA Medical Center is seeking sources capable of providing Ultra Low Freezer, Incubator, and Imaging System. See attached Salient Characteristics for details.
Your response to this Sources Sought shall be submitted electronically to shanique.littlejohn@va.gov
Interested companies may respond via email to shanique.littlejohn@va.gov with the following:
1. Company Point of Contact, including name, title, phone number and email address.
2. Company name, address, DUNS number, and small business/socioeconomic status.
3. Capabilities Statement as it pertains to the attached Salient Characteristics for this announcement.
For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large businesses. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) firms registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.
In accordance with FAR 52.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Statement of Work and other contract requirements before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Quote (RFQ). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation.
This is a Sources Sought notice and does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or pay any costs associated with responding to this announcement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Salient Characteristics -Ultra Low Freezer Incubator and Imaging System.docx | DOCX document |
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