6540--Brand Name or Equal Tono-Pen AVIA 230650

This is a Pre-Solicitation notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, for the procurement of (6) Tono-Pens at the NWI VA Health Care System. This is a brand name or equal procurement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 339115 with a size standard of 1000 Employees. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to Jayne.messer@va.gov . No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA). Quoters must be authorized distributors and will be required to provide documentation as such.