THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (hereafter as RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201 (e). The purpose of this RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (hubzone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, veteran owned small business (VOSB), service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB), or large business) relative to NAICS 334516, size standard 1,000 employees. Note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB/SDVOSB s who are eligible, capable and certified at VA s VIP database, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of making appropriate acquisition decisions to fulfill this requirement. This notice will assist the VA in determining sources only and a solicitation is not currently available. This notice is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. After review of all responses to this RFI, a solicitation announcement may be published on beta.SAM.gov and/or GSA eBuy! . GENERAL REQUIREMENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 22 (NCO 22LB), located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach CA 90815 is seeking sources that can provide an Automated Clinical Hematology Analyzer to perform testing on a Cost-Per-Reportable-Result (CPRR) basis. The CPRR price structure encompasses all costs associated with dilution, repeat, and confirmatory testing required to produce a single patient reportable result. It will also include the material to perform as well as all other costs associated with quality control, calibration and correlation study testing that is prescribed by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). The Clinical Analyzers shall be delivered to eight (8) participating Desert Pacific Healthcare facilities. See Attachment A - Hematology Schedule, and Attachment B - Hematology SOW for more details that describe the requirements. The information is descriptive, not restrictive, or inclusive, and to indicate the quality of supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government they can provide the supplies/services being requested. Please note that both Attachments are draft and can be revised based on the information from the responses received. If you are interested and capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information below: Company Name: Address: Contact Name: Phone No: Email: DUNS: Business size information Select all that applies: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HubZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in Vetbiz.gov Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in Vetbiz.gov Large Business Other:____________ 1. Is your company considered small under NAICS 334516? 2. Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? 3. If you are a small business and authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified or equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in anyway? If yes, what is altered; assembled; modified? 4. Does your company have FSS contract with GSA, NAC, NASA SEWP, other federal contract holder? Please provide contract number. 4a. Are the item/solution you are recommending available on your schedule/contract? 5. Please provide general pricing of your products/solution for market research purposes. 6. Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can meet the requirement described in the SOW and Attachment A. If a solicitation is issued it will be published on https://beta.sam.gov/ and/or https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov at a later date. A solicitation is not currently available. Interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this source sought. Response to this source sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the later solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to
[email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Please reference RFI notice 36C26222Q0307 in email subject line. Responses must be received no later than February 4, 2022, 4:30 pm PST. If a solicitation is issued it will be published on https://beta.sam.gov/ and/or https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov at a later date. A solicitation is not currently available. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation announcement separately from this source sought. Response to this source sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the later solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose to make appropriate acquisition decisions.