Cardiothoracic Vein Harvesting and Surgical Assistance

This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS.  All of the following information is approximate and may be altered in the actual solicitation, if applicable.   No contract will be awarded from this Notice. Responses to this sources sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.

The Defense Health Agency is issuing this Source Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, “Market Research,” to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support, Cardiothoracic Vein Harvesting and Surgical Assistance Services.  These services are required to support the Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Service Program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Please review the attached Performance Work Statement for additional information. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 62111.

Instructions to Vendors – Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must include:

1.  Prior experience: Provide at least 3 years of prior experience in actually providing Cardiothoracic Vein Harvesting and Surgical Assistance Services as the prime contractor.  To demonstrate prior experience, a detailed description submitted for each year shall include, at a minimum, the following information: i.  Contract number; ii. Estimated annual dollar value of contract; iii.  Description of services (including location) provided and the offeror’s level of responsibility and authority on the project; iv.  Date of contract start and completion; and v. Name, title, address, phone number, and email of customer contact.  It is incumbent on the offeror to ensure the customer information is current and accurate.  Note: Prior experience is not past performance.  Prior experience refers to whether an offeror has done similar work before; whereas, past performance describes how well the offeror has done that work.

2. Company name, address, contact person name, phone number, e-mail address(s);

3.  Evidence of valid sam.gov registration;

3. GSA/FSS contract number if applicable; and

4. Socio-economic status of business (i.e. SDVOSB/VOSB, 8(a), HUB Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB Zone business)

All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to cynthia.r.blackmon.ctr@health.mil in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The subject line must specify the Sources Sought Number DHA11999377, “Cardiothoracic Vein Harvesting and Surgical Assistance Services.” All responses must be received no later than 0900 on November 6, 2023.  Questions or inquiries will not be answered or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided.

DISCLAIMER:  This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation; a guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future; or commit the Government to contract for any services.   Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Defense Health Agency to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. Respondents are advised that the Defense Health Agency will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this Notice.  Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be at the responding party's expense.