Supply: Microscope

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PRE-SOLICITATION
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), James A. Haley Veterans Hospital located at13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL. has a requirement for a ZEISS Tivato 700 surgical microscope . The microscope is needed for all inner ear and cochlear implant surgical procedures as well for throat surgical procedures. This is a Brand or Equal requirement.
The Government intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) and award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with a limited number of sources under the authority of the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.70, Veterans First Contracting Program. The solicitation will be a 100% Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside and only SDVOSBs who are registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov) and VIP-Certified will be eligible for award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 33314 with a small business size standard of 500 Employees.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes, however, all interested and responsible parties may submit a quote following solicitation release. The estimated solicitation will be released to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on or about March 13, 2019. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.
Any questions related to this proposed contract action can be directed to Calixte Saintil by email: Calixte.Saintil@va.gov.
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