W046--DI Water Purification Rental and Maintenance

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. This is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. No formal solicitation document currently exists. This request is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information.

The NAICS Code is 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems with a size standard of $41.0 Million.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of providing a temporary deionization (DI) water purification system for water suitable for sterile processing at the Northport VA Medical Center. The proposed contract action is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price contract with a base period of performance approximately December 23, 2023, through December 22, 2024 with four option years.

STATEMENT OF WORK SUMMARY:

The Sterile Processing Service at the Northport VA Medical Center requires a temporary deionization water purification system. Services shall include:

All maintenance services / inspections (including corrective and preventative)

24/7 remote system monitoring of quality, flow, volume, automating resin tank exchanges, and overall system performance

Repairs

Water testing

Unlimited technical phone support

24/7 2-hour emergency response services

System requirements:

Alarm notification through remote monitoring service for any system components found to be out of specification.

Leak detection

Water must meet the required critical water systems water quality for Sterile Processing Services:

Parameter

Units

Limit

Hardness

mg/L

< 1

Conductivity

S/cm

< 10

pH

S.U.

5-7

Chlorides

mg/L

< 1

Bacteria

CFU/mL

< 10

Endotoxin

EU/mL

< 10

Final Quality Requirement - 1 Megohm-cm Resistivity

Flow Requirements - 10 gal/min

To be considered capable offerors shall have experience providing the system and services described above.

RESPONSE:

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm's experience in delivering the service listed above, as well as capability of performing these services in the areas listed above. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, Sam UEI number, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), FSS Contract # if applicable, and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. Offerors will be required to be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) prior to any future offer. Any interested capable parties shall submit their response by email prior to the response date and shall include the information requested herein.

All responses must be submitted via e-mail to Christopher.Weider@va.gov.