SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- RFI BIOBANK TANK IOWA CITY VAMC
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2024 9:53:01 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) Saint Paul MN 55101 USA
- ZIP Code
- 55101
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26324Q0589
- Response Due
- 5/15/2024 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 05/30/2024
- Point of Contact
- Becky De Los Santos
- E-Mail Address
-
becky.delossantos@va.gov
(becky.delossantos@va.gov)
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Biobank Tank for the Iowa City VA Medical Center. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply. � This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Please review the Specifications to compare your supply to what is requested. Complete the line-items below and submit any documentation supporting your product for consideration. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 339113 � Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.� After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement.� All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. INSTRUCTIONS:� RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ������������� Primary Information: Company Name: �Point of Contact (POC) name: �Email address: �Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 541519. ������������� Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. ������������� Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture. The attached Specifications �is a draft and is NOT finalized.� If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed.� Response is due by 5/15 2024, at 1000 CST Please submit e-mail responses to Becky De Los Santos, Contract Specialist, at email address: Becky.delossantos@va.gov.�� Please place �36C26324Q0589� in the subject line of your email.� This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL for all line-items listed below.� NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice. Specification� General Equipment Name:� Wideneck BioBank Tank Freezer Description & Salient Characteristics Minimum 11,000 vapor phase � 13,000 liquid phase 1.2mL, 1.8mL, 2mL vial capacity Minimum 10 x 10 Rack Minimum 110 vapor phase, 130 liquid phase 10 x 10 freezer box capacity Minimum 200L LN2 capacity Maximum static evaporation 7 L/day Inside neck diameter range 600mm � 620mm�� Capable of maintaining minimum temperature of -135C to a maximum of -195C Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Items 1 EA��� YDD-200-610 Wideneck Biobank Tank 40,000 EA 2 mL sterile polypropylene cryotubes 1 EA 10 X 10 Rack 130 EA freezer boxes 1 EA Fill Hose (2 each)� Maintenance Manuals (CD, PDF or Word) (2 each)� User Manuals (1 each)� Cleaning Instructions for all equipment, supplies and accessories Warranty Information In Service Training Installation if required Delivery Requirements: All products should be ordered to arrive on or before July 18, 2024.� FOB Destination
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/c784f72286314ec39ea33aa7b9640bd1/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
- Zip Code: 52246
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 52246
- Record
- SN07053239-F 20240505/240503230042 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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