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. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. The Veteran s Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking a contractor to provide label printers. The label printers will be used for laboratory such as blood draw and other required label for PACT service. Equipment must have the following salient characteristics: Printer, Label, Pharmacy Intermec PM43 (PM43A14000000201) or Equal a) Industrial mid-range, direct thermal and thermal transfer label, ticket and tag printer. b) Notifications displayed on screen, and interface can be locked down to eliminate tampering. c) Print Max. Width at 203dpi: (4.25 in), Max. Length at 203 dpi: 15.75 ft d) Print Speed: At 203/300 dpi: 100-300 mm/s (4-12 ips) e) Print Resolution: At 203 dpi: 8 dots/mm f) Media Type: label, tag, linered label, linerless g) Configuration: Roll-fed or fanfold h) Sensing: Gap, notch, black mark, continuous i) Label roll max. diameter: 80 mm (3.15 in), approx. 450 m (1,476 ft) j) Network connection: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, RS-232, up to 115.2 kB/s, USB k) Fonts: Monotype l) Power Supply: AC Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 45 to 65Hz m) Fast printing speed of up to 12 inches per second. n) Dimensions approx.: 19 L x 11 W x 12 H, weight approx.: 35 lbs o) Quantity: 4 Printer, Label, Laboratory Zebra ZD62H42-T01F00EZ or equal a) Print methods: Thermal Transfer or Direct Thermal b) IEC 60601-1 compliant power supply and healthcare c) Wipeable plastics d) Print color: monochrome e) Maximum mono print speed at 203 dpi: 8 in/s f) Print Max. Width at 203dpi: (4.09 in), Max. label length: 39.0 in. g) Media thickness: 0.03 in h) Media types: roll-fed or fan-fold, die cut or continuous with or without black mark, tag stock, continuous receipt paper, and wristband i) Label max. roll diameter: 5 j) Power Supply: AC Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60Hz k) Quantity: 6 All items to be delivered after receipt of purchase order but not earlier than 07/15/2022 and not later than 08/10/2022. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required product(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact, SAM Unique Entity ID, DUNS number, and Cage Code. (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 333244, Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) If your offer is for an equivalent product, please provide manufacturer, model number and information regarding how their product meets the salient characteristics. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought 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 Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, 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 333244 (750 employees). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to
[email protected] . Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 3/29/2022 10:00 AM PDT. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the SAM.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. 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 Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.