N066--FVAMC OSMOMETER & INSTALLATION

Sources Sought Notice 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS   The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Contractor shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. The NAICS code is 334516 (Size Standard: 1000 employees) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing the items below: Advanced Instruments osmometer for osmolality measurements using freezing point depression technology. The Advanced Instruments osmometer has to have the bidirectional interface for connection to the Government s existing Data Innovations (DI) Instrument Manager (IM) middleware. Place of Delivery: Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Healthcare System 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Potential offerors having the skills, experience, professional qualifications, and capabilities necessary to perform the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via e-mail. The Capability statements must include the following: 1) Company name and Point of Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, web-site, etc.); 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUB Zone, SDVOSB, etc.); and (4) Familiarity and product knowledge/Catalog. Responses are due no later than 1500 PM EST, Friday, February 24, 2023, and shall be electronically submitted to: daleta.coles@va.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Please reference RFQ 36C24623Q0447 on all correspondence.