65--COMMODITY: SURGICAL ITEMS ACQ: VA248-14-AP-3606

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. The Department of Veterans Affairs (NCO 08), Tampa FL. is conducting a MARKET RESEARCH to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB),small business sources; HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This "Sources Sought Notice" is to determine sources for INNOMED surgical Instruments listed below brand name only. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to provide first priority to SDVOSB and then VOSB concerns if sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside SDVOSB, the solicitation will be set aside to SDVOSB. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Interested parties submitting a response to this inquiry must include the following information: name and address of company; business size (large or small) identifies applicable socioeconomic categories and any pertinent information, which demonstrates firm's ability to meet the requirement. James A. Haley anticipates the award of a single firm fixed price contract. Please do not call or leave voice messages. Must be registered in SAM and verified in VetBiz. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on SDVOSB or VOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement will be published on the FBO website. INNOMED Instrument: 3079 Stiehl Angled Scissors 55 degrees 5 EA 3665-01 Gorski Hip Cup Extraction Hook 5mm wo hammer 10 EA 5920-01 Wixson Bone Hook Large 5 6145 Bozeman Direct Anterior THS Femoral Elevator lrg 5 EA 5140 Wooley Tibia Punch 7 EA 6250 Inferior Acetabular Retractor 5 EA 6595 Modified Hohman Retractor Wide 5 EA 5465 Eickmann Ortho Suction Tube 15 EA 6220 Double Prong Double Bent Hohmann Retractor 30 EA 6890 Namba Hip Slide 15 EA 7815 Ortho heavy mallet 8 EA 5160-02 Large Bone Currette - Straight Small 15 EA 5160-03 Large Bone Currette - Angled Medium 15 EA 5160-04 Large Bone Currette - Angled Large 15 EA 3020 Pin Inserter/Extractor 7 EA 2820 PCL retractor 7 EA 7115 Short Tip Bent Hohmann Retractor Narrow 7 EA 1878 Lombardi Gap Balancing Femoral Tibial Spreader-Large 7 EA 258919050 Visualization Miller Guide ( Manufactured by Depuy) 7 EA Delivery address: 13000 Bruce B. Downs, Tampa Fl. 33612 Need date: 2/28/2014 P.O.C. Leonora Simmons Email address: [email protected] Questions should be submitted to the email above no later than 2/26/2014 at 11 AM EST.