SOURCES SOUGHT
72 -- BLANKETS; THERMAL, SPREAD/BLANKET, AND FLANNEL BATH
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, (049A1), P.O. Box 76, Building No. 37, Hines, Illinois 60141
- ZIP Code
- 60141
- Solicitation Number
- SSN05022005
- Response Due
- 5/23/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTE: THIS DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONTAIN COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS. FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS NOTICE IS TIMOTHY SCANLAN, CONTRACTING SPECIALIST AT 708-786-5241 or Timothy.Scanlan@med.va.gov. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OF RECORD IS LORETTA HENDRIX AT 708-786-4933, OR Loretta.Hendrix@med.va.gov. SUBJ: Sources Sought Notice for BLANKETS; This is a Market Survey and Request for Samples/Literature to locate potential sources of a variety of commercially available BLANKETS. THE INTENT OF THE GOVERNMENT IS TO IDENTIFY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REUSABLE LINENS AS STANDARDIZED ITEMS. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) desires to offer its customers, on a national basis, the best possible products and prices and to offer its commercial contractors more opportunities within the VA procurement system. The intent of the standardization program is to establish national mandatory sources for standardized items. BIDS/OFFERS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQS) WILL BE ISSUED AT A LATER DATE. THIS PROCUREMENT IS LIMITED TO SMALL BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS, AND/OR DISTRIBUTORS REPRESENTING SMALL MANUFACTURER PRODUCTS. ALL QUALIFIED OFFERORS MUST POSSES A CURRENT GSA/VA FSS SCHEDULE. THIS PROCUREMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE OTHER ELIGIBLE SOURCES. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 314129 which state that a contractor with 500 or less Employees qualifies as a Small Business for this procurement. Potential offerors_ companies interested in having their qualifying products evaluated for possible inclusion in the standardization process should carefully review the item descriptions and request for additional product/company information herein. COMPANIES PROVIDING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REUSABLE PATIENT UNDERPADS SHOULD SUBMIT SAMPLES, PRODUCT LITERATURE, AND ADDITIONAL PRODUCT/COMPANY INFORMATION MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE CRITERION AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THEIR PRODUCT/COMPANY LISTED BELOW. ALL INFORMATION SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BELOW ADDRESS BY MAY 23, 2005, 4:30 CENTRAL TIME. Samples are to be provided at no charge. Samples and literature submitted in response to this notice become property of the VA and will not be returned following the evaluation process. NOTE: ALL SAMPLES SUBMITTED MUST BE MANUFACTURED IN A DESIGNATED COUNTRY; A CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRY, OR A NAFTA COUNTRY (UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO). THE TEXTILE USER GROUP WILL ONLY EVALUATE SAMPLES MANUFACTURED IN APPROVED COUNTRIES. A LISTING OF DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES MAY BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.acqnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_25_1.html#1046559. All samples submitted must be clearly marked with the name of the potential offeror, the product number associated to offeror_s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), and the manufacturer_s name. Offerors SHALL include any corresponding detailed product literature with the samples. Detailed product literature should include, but not limited to, an indication of materials the products are comprised of, country of origin, and a listing of sizes, colors, configurations, and features, available. Offerors must include a copy of the evaluation criterion contained in this notice with their samples and identify where in the product literature each individual criteria is addressed. If the product literature does not clearly address any of the criteria information, offerors must provide this information on company letterhead addressing the stated criteria. In addition, please provide company name, address, contact person and telephone number for questions pertaining to submitted samples. Also, please provide the company name, address, contact person and telephone number of where any resulting Request for Quotation (RFQ) should be sent. If the detailed literature provided does not sufficiently address all of the listed criteria, and additional product/company information requested the product may be eliminated from further consideration without further discussion. Offerors are requested to provide procurement history data for the products submitted for evaluation. Please provide total quantities for each product sold to the VA in the previous 12-month period. This information will be used to verify the accuracy of the estimated quantities established by the VA. Please provide TWO (2) sample of all items below, with detailed product literature, and additional product/company information to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Centralized Acquisition and Analysis Division (049A5S), ATTN: Carl Hunter, Building 37, First Avenue - One Block North of Cermak Road (22nd Street), Hines, IL 60141. Companies submitting samples are also encouraged to obtain Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts for those products from the respective government contract office. VA intends to award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) against General Service Administration (GSA) and/or VA Federal Supply Schedule (VAFSS) contracts rather than issuing formal solicitations for the purpose of standardization. Those companies who do not have their products on a current GSA/VAFSS contract will be eliminated from the competition prior to any subsequent BPA award. For additional information in obtaining a VAFSS contract please contact the Federal Supply Schedule Service at 708/786-5183. For additional information in obtaining a GSA contract, please email smartshop@gsa.gov or telephone 212/264-0868. Offerors who have a current GSA/VAFSS contract must ensure that product samples submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice are included on their GSA/FSS contract prior to any subsequent BPA award. VA will use the items submitted in response to this request for samples and the results of the evaluations performed on those items to determine which companies are requested to participate in the Request for Quotation process. Current GSA/FSS contract holders must provide a copy of their current GSA/FSS pricelist with their samples. If you do not have a current GSA/FSS contract, please indicate if a proposal has been submitted to begin the procurement process that will result in a GSA/FSS contract. The VHA Textiles User Group, who has expertise and knowledge of the products, will review and technically evaluate any samples submitted. VA deems the members of the User Group to be experts in their field. Therefore, they are qualified to make a subjective determination as to which products are acceptable. Failure of the product literature or product samples to show that the offered items conform to the required specifications will require rejection of the offer. If any single specification does not meet the required specification, the product will be ineligible for award. VA requires strict compliance with these specifications and will not consider any deviation to be immaterial or minor, nor will VA discuss any failure to meet a specification, nor will any revision to the product submitted be allowed. Please send samples, and additional information to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Centralized Acquisition and Analysis Service (049A5S), ATTN: Mark Volin or Carl Hunter, Building 37, First Avenue - One Block North of Cermak Road (22nd Street), Hines, IL 60141 SAMPLES AND PRODUCT LITERATURE SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MAY 23, 2005, 4:30 CENTRAL TIME. Companies not submitting samples by this date may be liminated from consideration on any subsequent procurement action for these items. For additional information regarding contracting issues please contact Tim Scanlan, Contracting Specialist (708) 786-5241, or Timothy.Scanlan@med.va.gov. For additional information regarding submission of samples please contact Mark Volin (708) 786-7807 or Carl Hunter (708) 786-7783. FOR COMPLETE CRITERION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REUSABLE PATIENT UNDERPADS DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS <end>
- Web Link
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RFI SSN05022005
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=SSN05022005)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NATIONAL ACQUISITION CENTER
- Zip Code: 60141
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 60141
- Record
- SN00799053-W 20050504/050502211750 (fbodaily.com)
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