6515--Surgical Lights & Booms - NWI

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Surgical lights and Utility Booms with installation. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. You also must be an Authorized Distributor for the manufacturer if not the manufacture. This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Please review the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) to compare your supply/service to what is requested. Complete the line-items below and submit any documentation supporting your product/service for consideration. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 800 Employees. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. INSTRUCTIONS: RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Primary Information: Company Name: Point of Contact (POC) name: Email address: Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 339113. Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture. NON-MANUFACTURER RULE (NMR) REQUIREMENTS: Vendors responding must identify whether they qualify as a non-manufacturer under FAR 19.102(f) and 13 C.F.R. 121.406. If not the manufacturer, the vendor must: 1. Be primarily engaged in retail or wholesale trade. 2. Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with their own personnel, equipment, or facilities. 3. Supply the product of a small business manufacturer unless a waiver applies. 4. Identify the manufacturer, size status, and compliance with NMR. BUY AMERICAN ACT (BAA) & TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT (TAA) REQUIREMENTS: Products offered must comply with FAR 52.225-1 (Buy American), FAR 52.225-3/4 (Free Trade Agreements), or FAR 52.225-5 (TAA), as applicable. Respondents must provide: 1. Country of origin for each item. 2. Whether the item is a domestic end product under BAA. 3. Confirmation of TAA compliance if applicable. 4. Confirmation that supporting documentation is available upon request. The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. Response is due by 04/27/2026, at 1300 Central Standard Time. Please submit e-mail responses to Mr. Emanuel Nevarez, Contract Specialist, at email address: Emanuel.nevarez@va.gov. Please place Surgical lights and Utility Booms in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only. NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice.