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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 02, 2018 FBO #6218
SOURCES SOUGHT

J -- 589-19-1-4738-0002 Surgical Instrument Mx Wichita

Notice Date

11/30/2018
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15;3450 S 4th Street Trafficway;Leavenworth KS 66048
 

ZIP Code

66048
 

Solicitation Number

36C25519Q0102
 

Response Due

12/21/2018
 

Archive Date

2/19/2019
 

Point of Contact

cara.woodring@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice 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 Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is currently seeking a company that can provide the following services to repair, refurbish and assess for replacement surgical instruments for use in operating room procedures. Preventive Maintenance (PM)/Schedule repairs, refurbishment and assessment for replacement will include but is not limited to specialty trays by Service (Ortho, ENT etc.) curettes, hemostats, scissors, graspers, laparoscopic instruments, surgical knifes, etc. These services are periodic in nature and are required to maintain the equipment in such a condition that it may be operated in accordance with its intended manufacturer s design and functional capacity with minimal incidence of malfunction or inoperative conditions. The Vendor shall ensure that the repairs and service functions are performed in conformance with specifications used by the instrument manufacturer. The Vendor will provide repair service which may consist of calibration, cleaning, stain removal, oiling, adjusting, replacing parts, and maintaining the equipment. The Vendor must provide a summary document upon delivery of processed instruments containing the following information; date of repair, instrument type, type of repair and cost. Vendor shall provide these services to include but not limited to; sharpening, adjusting, aligning, straightening, refurbishing, calibrating, cleaning, stain removal, polishing, oiling, adjusting, replacing parts, of various individual surgical instruments sets and operating room (OR) procedural instruments trays. Instruments will be provided individually or as components of a specialty tray. All instruments shall be maintained in proper operating conditions as specified by the original manufacturer. Instruments are to be retrieved from and delivered to the Sterile Processing Services department (SPS located in VA Medical Center at 5500 E. Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas 67218. Vendor Requirements The Vendor performing the repairs maintenance and inspections of surgical instruments shall be ISO-9001 certified. Vendor shall be compliant with relevant VA Policies. The Vendor s employee performing the on-site annual instrument maintenance or single instrument repairs in the Mobile Unit will be required to provide a list of processed instruments containing the following information; date of repair, instrument type, type of repair, and cost. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 811219 (Other Electronic and precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), size standard $20.5 Million Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a small business, VOSB or SDVOSB. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open. Any response to this source selection from Interested parties must be received NLT 12/21/2018 Attention: Cara J. Woodring, Contracting Specialist. Email: cara.woodring@va.gov Phone: 913-946-1988 Fax: 913-946-1996 NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (30-NOV-2018); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LeVAMC/VAMCKS/36C25519Q0102/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center;5500 E Kellogg Ave;Wichita KS

Zip Code: 67218

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05163754-F 20181202/181130230021 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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