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65 -- EXTRACTION SET - Attachment

Notice Date: 6/22/2016
Notice Type: Attachment
NAICS: 339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10;6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
ZIP Code: 44131
Solicitation Number: VA25016N0368
Response Due: 7/1/2016
Archive Date: 9/29/2016
Point of Contact: Rachelle Hamer
E-Mail Address: Contracting Officer
(rachelle.hamer@va.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: VA701-16-N-0368 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE EXTRACTION SET A.1.INTRODUCTION In accordance with Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, "Request for Information for Solicitation for Planning Purposes," this Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Contracting Office (NCO) 10 is conducting market research and is seeking written responses with information to assist the Government with identifying potential sources that are interested in, and capable of, performing the work described herein and as described in the Statement of Work (SOW) (See ATTACHMENT 1). A.2.REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION The Department of Veterans Affairs National Contracting Office (NCO) 10 is in the process of planning a procurement in which a contractor will be required to provide a femoral and tibial knee extraction set. See the SOW (ATTACHMENT 1) for more information and full background. A.3.GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (a)SUBMISSION (1)Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov. Only emailed responses will be accepted. (2)Responses shall be received on or before July 1, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time); however, the Government may continue to accept responses after the aforementioned due date until the market research process is complete. (b)GENERAL QUESTIONS All general questions shall be submitted electronically via email Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov. The cut-off date and time for receipt of general questions is June 29, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Questions received after this date and time may not be answered. A.4.SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (a)RESPONSE PREPARATION COSTS The Contracting Officer is the only individual legally authorized to commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with any procurement. This SS/RFI does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of a response in response to this SS/RFI notice. (b)GENERAL All potential sources with the capability to provide the requirements referenced in this SS/RFI and in the SOW are invited to submit, in writing, sufficient information within the page and format limitation (listed below). This information must demonstrate the responder's ability to fulfill the requirements and be responsive to the technical questions in this SS/RFI as indicated below. (c)FORMAT The response shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Characters shall be set at no less than normal spacing and 100% scale. Font size shall be no smaller than 12-point. The response must be submitted as a single application-generated (not scanned) PDF document that is less than or equal to 15MB in size. (d)CONTENT REQUIREMENTS All information shall be confined to the appropriate tab. The requirements for each tab are shown in the table below: TabInformation Tab ICover Page Tab IICapability Information Tab IIISOW Comments (e)TAB I - COVER PAGE REQUIREMENTS The cover page shall include the following information: (1)SS/RFI Title [Extraction Set (VA250-16-N-0368)]; (2)Company Name; (3)Company Address; (4)Company Point of Contact (Name, Phone Number, Email Address); (5)Company Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; (6)Company Business Size; (7)Socio-economic status (i.e. Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HubZone Small Business, etc.); (8)Company's Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract (if applicable). Provide the GSA Contract Number and relevant Special Item Number(s) (SINs) applicable to this requirement. (f)TAB III - RESPONSES TO GOVERNMENT STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Respondents shall provide responses to the following questions concerning the SOW included with this notice: (1)Provide any comments and/or questions your company may have regarding the draft SOW. A.5.DISCLAIMER This SS/RFI Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Per FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kinds of offers will be considered in response to this notice. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents; however, the Government does reserve the right to contact any respondent and/or respondent reference to obtain additional information. At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. (a)Any resulting procurement action will be the subject of a separate, future announcement. The information is provided for discussion purposes and any potential strategy for this acquisition may change prior to any solicitation release. The acquisition strategy, evaluation methodology, contract type, and any other acquisition decisions are to be determined. (b)Respondents are advised the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this SS/RFI. All costs associated with responding to this SS/RFI will be solely at the respondent's expense. A.6.ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT 1 - STATEMENT OF WORK
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Document(s): Attachment; File Name: VA250-16-N-0368 VA250-16-N-0368.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2821945&FileName=VA250-16-N-0368-000.docx); Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2821945&FileName=VA250-16-N-0368-000.docx; File Name: VA250-16-N-0368 Attachment 1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2821949&FileName=VA250-16-N-0368-001.docx); Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2821949&FileName=VA250-16-N-0368-001.docx; Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
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