W065 - Wound Vacuum Rental Services

RFI SOURCES SOUGHT

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION

1. Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought must be in writing and delivered via e-mail. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses , including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement.

2. The NAICS for this requirement is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. Please provide the NAICS that you identified with to provide the supplies and services referenced in this RFI/Sources Sought.

3. The Contractor shall provide rental of wound therapy vacuum units. These wound vacuum units shall provide negative pressure wounds Therapy.

4. REQUIRED TASKS. The contractor shall:

a. Be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM.

b. Be responsible for the delivery of rented products to the VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS), located at 5901E. 7th St., Long Beach, CA 90822, until acceptance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and removal of rented products at the end of the rental period as directed by the COR.

c. Be responsible for ensuring that rental products are in acceptable quality and working order during the rental period as assessed by VALBHS clinical providers and provide COR deemed acceptable replacements or repairs within 24 hours of notification.

d. Provide 24-hour customer support.

e. Provide a representative that provides immediate assistance in the Operating Room, inpatient, and outpatient settings.

f. Deliver supplies in both the inpatient and outpatient setting as needed

g. Provide portable units and supplies at date of discharge for patient home use

h. Have various sized canisters to accommodate drainage both with and without gel

j. Tag all equipment to include contents.

k. Include purchase order number on all shipping labels.

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4. REQUIRED RESPONSE: Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Monday, March 10, 2025, at 03:00 PM Pacific Time, by providing the following information via email only to Edgar.Alvizar@va.gov.

(a) Company name

(b) Address

(c) Point of contact

(d) Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact

(e) Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number

(f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business).

(g) Statement indicating whether your company is considered small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI.

(h) Statement indicating the Manufacturer s product name of the wound vacuum product referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement.

(i) Statement indicating whether you are the manufacturer of the wound vacuum product that you intend to provide for this procurement. If you intend to provide a wound vacuum product manufactured by a company other than your own, state the name of the company whose wound vacuum product you intend to provide, the country of origin for the wound vacuum product you intend to provide, and whether the company that manufactures that product is a small business under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI.

(j) Statement indicating if you have a current contract to provide the wound vacuum product that you intend to provide for this procurement under either the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or with the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), or any other federal contract. If yes, provide the contract type and contract number, as well as the identity of the federal agency with whom you hold that contract.

(k) Statement indicating if your wound vacuum product that you intend to provide for this procurement was assessed by a third party.

(l) Statement indicating how many calendar days you estimate it would take you to deliver the wound vacuum product and the start performing rental services of the wound vacuum product that you intend to provide.

(m) General pricing for your product/service for market research purposes. Please provide daily rental price per unit.

(n) A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrate your experience providing wound vacuum rental service that meets the requirements described in the attached Draft Salient Characteristics and demonstrates your experience providing wound vacuum services required by this procurement.

NOTE: GENERAL STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

(o) Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract the respondent identifies as evidence of the respondent s capability to perform the work required by this procurement. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract:

(1) the legal name of entity with whom the respondent held the contract;

(2) the contract number;

(3) a description providing details of the specific tasks the respondent performed under that contract;

(4) the dates during which the respondent performed the contract;

(5) the name, phone number, and email address of a person at the entity with whom the

respondent held the contract who can verify the information the respondent provides

regarding this reference contract.

If a respondent offers to demonstrate experience through the proposed use of subcontractors, the respondent must provide all of the information required above for one or more reference contracts performed by each subcontractor the respondent intends to use.

NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE TO SUPPORT A RESPONDENT S CLAIMED EXPERIENCE MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE RESPONDENT LACKS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE WOUND VACUUM PRODUCT AND RENTAL SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT S DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN MET.

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5. SAM REGISTRATION. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications.

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