SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors who can provide the following equipment per the description of item(s) below for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Richmond VA Medical Center (VAMC), 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249: DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS Items: Multi-Material 3D Printer System (Please See Attachment) Manufacturer: Markforged, Inc. Statement of Work Contract Title. 3D Printer for Prosthetics Background/Dates of Service (Period of Performance). The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno Nevada is requesting a 3D Printer to assist with prosthetic creating and printing on site. This will greatly reduce the wait times Scope. The Contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to provide a 3D Printer as needed by VASNHCS. Specific Tasks. The Vendor must provide the following services: Vendor must be able to provide evidence that they are certified for the sale and support of all products. Vendor must be able to provide local, on-site physical support with an office/service tech within 48 hours of a request. The Vendor will provide a printer with the following characteristics. 3D printing technology must have: CFF Continuous Filament Fabrication Continuous Filament must be in the form of Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Hi-Temp Fiberglass and Kevlar Continuous Filament must reinforce parts with continuous strands of fiber (Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Hi-temp Fiberglass, and Kevlar) 3D printer must be able to access and use Eiger software (cloud-based with local storage) for file manipulation, incorporation of continuous filament, and preparation for 3D printing 3D printer must have dual-nozzle extrusion, 100-micron layer capability, and a build volume of 320 x 132 x 154 mm 3D printer must be capable of pausing and resuming prints without build failure 3D printer must have a touchscreen interface 3D printer must be able to print in base materials of Nylon and Onyx (Nylon with Carbon Fiber) 3D printer must come with basic startup package including one spool of each material type, an additional print bed, and additional printer nozzles. 3D scanner must be a blue-light scanner, desktop model, tripod-mounted, and capable of working with a hands-free, rotating turntable 3D scanner must be capable of capturing 985,000 points/scan at an accuracy of .060 mm 3D scanner resolution must be 0.110 mm at 300 mm; 0.180 mm at 480 mm 3D scanner must have a depth of field of 180 mm 3D scanner and rotating turntable must come in a protective case capable of easy portability 3D scanner data must be able to scan directly into CAD-capable 3D scanner software 3D scanner software must be capable of the following: Precise 3D inspection; Import points; Import meshes; Import CAD formats; Intelligent mesh region grouping; Point editing (delete, sample, reduce noise); Basic mesh editing (fill holes, trim, mesh, etc.); Advanced mesh editing (sandpaper, sculpt, etc.); Large data set processing; 3D PDF generation; Auto and exact surfacing; Mesh-to-solid deviation analysis; Intelligent extraction of surfaces/solids/sketches to CAD; Complete sketching tools; Sketch-level accuracy analysis; Solid modeling tools; Native parametric output to SOLIDWORKS®, NX®, Inventor®, Creo®, Solid Edge®; History-based CAD modeling; Keyshot rendering All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to
[email protected]. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. In response, please include the following: Company/individual name Address Point of contact with phone number Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB ect.) Information describing your interest Indicate FSS/GSA contract number FSS Category you qualify for Tax ID number DUNS number NAICS code (if different than below) Capabilities statement If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov) to be recognize as such. The NAICS 423440 is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of 100. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors will be required to be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award. Your response is required by 4:00 PM, July 11, 2019.