SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Testing - Glucometers
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2023 3:04:25 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25723Q0332
- Response Due
- 1/30/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/14/2023
- Point of Contact
- Corky Dunovant, Contract Specialist, Phone: (972) 708-0822
- E-Mail Address
-
Corky.Dunovant@va.gov
(Corky.Dunovant@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- 1. This market research notice is being conducted by Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 VHA Regional Procurement Office-West (RPOW) 5441 Babcock Road San Antonio, Texas 78240 for the procurement of Testing Glucometers. 2. Background and Requirement: The South Texas Veterans Health Care System are needing to purchase 52 Accu-Chek Inform II Meter Kit+RF (catalog #05060303001), 52 Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit Virtual Kit, (catalog #05501300001), and 52 Accu-Chek Inform II Accessory Kit. Brand Name or Equal. a Requirement salient characteristics is as follows. Accu-Chek Inform II Meter Kit+RF (catalog #05060303001) Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit Virtual Kit, (catalog #05501300001) Accu-Chek Inform II Accessory Kit 3. If this is an item your business can provide, please respond to this Sources Sought Notice by 3:00 PM Central Time on 30 January 2023. 4. The intent of this notice is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: a. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, include the contract details in your response. b. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business/Veteran Owned Small Business or other Small Business manufacturers or authorized distributors that can provide this item. c. Respond to this notice if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background and requirement section above. In the response, please cite your business size status. d. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor from the MFR. VA does not accept gray market items. e. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). 5. Responses should include: (1) Business Name (2) Business Address (3) Point of Contact - Name - Phone Number - E-mail Address (4) SAM UID Number (5) NAICS code (6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE (7) Type of Business: SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED(VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc. (8) Letter stating OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services if applicable (9) GSA/FSS Contract Number if applicable All businesses eligible to provide this item are encouraged to reply as this information may be used to determine potential set-asides for the above-noted requirement. 6. Send responses to Corky Dunovant at Corky.dunovant@va.gov. DISCLAIMER: This notice complies with the requirements of FAR 5.201 and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. End of Document
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