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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 13, 2021 SAM #7134
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- OKC analyzer for gynecological and non-gynecological samples

Notice Date

6/11/2021 11:57:43 AM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259) Greenwood Village CO 80111 USA
 

ZIP Code

80111
 

Solicitation Number

36C25921Q0524
 

Response Due

6/21/2021 11:30:00 AM
 

Archive Date

07/21/2021
 

Point of Contact

Ian Boettcher (CO), Ian Boettcher, Phone: 303-712-5722
 

E-Mail Address

Ian.Boettcher@va.gov
(Ian.Boettcher@va.gov)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE / RQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND/OR QUOTE. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN) 19 and the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 are performing market research to determine if there are sufficient numbers of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; or (3) Small Business to set aside a Firm Fixed Price requirement for the acquisition of one Countertop Analyzer for the testing of gynecological pap and non-gynecological specimens for the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. The Government will use responses to this notice to help make the appropriate acquisition strategy decision. The analyzer shall: Be a countertop model capable of fitting in a 40 in(H) x 40 in(W) x 36 in (D) area Have a carousel capacity of at least 20 vials, slides and filters Have an output capacity of at least 8 alcohol baths of up to 20 slides each Support gynecological and non-gynecological (urine, mucoid, body fluid, and fine needle aspiration) sample types Be automated with the ability of the technician to walk away for extended periods of time while processing All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities regarding the above requirement and addressing each of the items in the following section. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely with the Government discretion. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a service-disabled veteran owned small business, a veteran owned small business, or any other type of small business. The NAICS code to be used for this acquisition is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) is applicable to this acquisition, and the size standard is 1,000 employees. The Government reserves the right to consider all types of small business set-asides based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources-sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources-sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government s evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUB Zone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc). All prospective vendors must be registered and current within the System for Award Management (SAM). Visit www.sam.gov for details. In addition, all SDVOSBs and VOSBs must be registered and verified within VetBiz. Visit www.vetbiz.gov for details. All responses must be received by 6-21-2021 at 12:30 pm MT POC for this notice is Ian Boettcher / ian.boettcher@va.gov
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/883f0c598bd243bd8473ea27afd6b142/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Oklahoma City VA Medical Center 621 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73401, USA

Zip Code: 73401

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06029844-F 20210613/210611230116 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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