The Veterans Administration seeks sources who would be interested in submitting an offer in response to a future solicitation for the following supplies. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation in response to this Sources Sought announcement will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is for market research. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) Unique Entity ID (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334610. Notice to potential offerors: all offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Contracting Assistance Programs located at https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/veteran-contracting-assistance-programs. All interested offerors should submit information by e-mail to
[email protected]. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Brian K. Fritz, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Time on March 20, 2025. The VA Fresno Health Care System, Fresno VA Medical Center seeks a potential qualified contractor who can provide two (2) Sorna Vertex 25ei external writable CD drive System Starter packages with DICOMization software and use licenses for one year. Brand Name ONLY. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 2.00 EA Vertex 25ei System with Starter Package. \R\ System Starter Package, includes PP-100III Autoloader & Vertex Software. First year Advanced Exchange Maintenance, 100 White inkjet CD-Rs, 100 White Inkjet DVD-R's, one multi-pack inkjet cartridges, and 200 paper DISC holders. LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 951-707100 0002 1.00 EA DD Remote Installation & Training, Phone (4 hours) **Remote Installation needs prior approval. Please confirm you can use one of the following methods - Go To Meeting/Fast Support-GoToAssist/Remote Desktop/Skype for Business DESCRIPTION LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: INST\T\TRN-PH4 0003 4.00 EA Vertex Advanced DICOMization, Software License. -Covers 1 scanner. - Includes Paper scanning, Vidar film digitizing and DICOMization of Non-DICOM formats (Network file system) PDF, TIFF, JPG. Includes 1st Year Support. **Will install scanning software at the same time as the CD Burner software LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 111-777008 0004 5.00 EA Vertex Advanced DICOMization, Software License. -Covers 1 scanner. - Includes Paper scanning, Vidar film digitizing and DICOMization of Non-DICOM formats (Network file system) PDF, TIFF, JPG. Includes 1st Year Support. **Will install scanning software at the same time as the CD Burner software LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 111-777008