6530--Sources Sought HOSPITAL STRETCHER (Brand Name or Equal)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.   The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or (4) Other Than Small business firms, to provide a Brand Name or Equal Hospital Stretcher to the Tomah VA Medical Center 500 E. Veterans Street Tomah, WI 54660-3105. Brand Name MANUFACTURER: CHAMPION MODEL: TMM5 DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES Manufacturer Manufacturer Part No QTY. UNIT Surgical Stretcher-Chair, Radiolucent Back Section 500 Lb. Patient Weight Capacity 28" Wide Patient Surface Tall Triple Column, Articulating Headpiece Seat Height 24"-40", Batteries (2) With Charger CHAMPION MODEL TMM5PLUS-WTB 1 EA Equal General Requirements: Salient Characteristics: (Equal) STANDARD FEATURES: 700 lb weight capacity Less than 21-inch low height Litter-mounted oxygen bottle holder Power-washable design (1105 and 1115 only) Center-locking brake system with dual end activators Dual, side-mounted foot control hydraulics with uni-lower pedal Dual end brake/steer controls Glideaway Siderails 4 integrated IV receptacles +/- Trendelenburg 8-inch Omni Surface Casters with integrated wheel covers Pneumatic backrest/stationary foot Thermoformed ABS base Integrated utility tray Integrated transfer board OPTIONAL FEATURES: Big Wheel Advanced Mobility (1115) Zoom Stretcher with Motorized Drive System (1125) Support surfaces: IsoFlex SE Support Surface ComfortGel SE Support Surface UltraComfort SE Support Surface Four-sided brake/steer controls (1105 and 1115) Pop-up push handles Electric powered knee gatch Lift Assist Backrest design with drop seat Integrated scale system Chaperone Bed Exit Three-sided hydraulic controls (1105 and 1115) Dual-ended siderail release IV pole Permanent two- or three-stage Removable Serving tray Defibrillator tray/foot extender/charting surface Chartholder IV caddy Serving tray holder/footboard Siderail pads Upright oxygen bottle holder Restraint straps Retractable cord reel (1125) All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING: Company name. Address. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address). FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable. UIE number. Tax ID number. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Other Than Small Business) for which the organization qualifies. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above. Documentation from manufacturer (i.e. correspondence from manufacturer) of your firm being an authorized distributor for the manufacturer.   Submit responses to the Contracting Specialist, Waymon McNeal, at Waymon.McNealjr@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM (Central Standard Time), 10 February 2025.   36C25225Q0236 Hospital Stretcher shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.    TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.   The NAICS Code 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is 800 employees. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice; no other copies of this notice will be provided.