VISN 19 Wide Surgical Packs

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. The Government intends to procure custom surgical packs for multiple locations within the VA. The selected contractor shall provide all labor, materials, transportation, equipment and supervision, in compliance with federal, state and local regulations to provide Custom Sterile Surgical Packs for the following VA medical facilities: Denver CO, Grand Junction CO, Salt Lake City UT and Cheyenne WY. The contractor shall perform these services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), and all other required regulatory guidance. This acquisition will be solicited as a Request for Proposal (RFP) utilizing FAR Part 15. A Firm-Fixed Price, IDIQ contract will result from this solicitation. The performance period will be a base period with four (4) option years. In accordance with Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pursuant to 38 USC 8127(d), competition is 100% Set-Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. The SDVOSB must be currently registered and verified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise, (CVE) at the time of the RFP deadline. To be eligible for award, vendor registration information must be most-current/updated on the following web-sites: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 339113. The anticipated date to issue solicitation will be on or about 20 August 2012. It will be posted electronically on the Federal Business Opportunity website (https://www.fbo.gov). No paper copies will be issued; no telephone requests will be honored and no offerors' mailing list will be maintained. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any subsequent amendments. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) https://orca.bpn.gov. PLEASE NOTE: The subsequent award of this requirement shall not be held up by the government waiting for a contractor to be properly registered.