L3Harrris Radio Communications Systems

This market research notice is being conducted by Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 VHA Regional Procurement Office-West (RPOW) 124 E. Hwy 67 Suite 100 Duncanville Texas 75134 for the procurement of L3 Harris communications radios. Background and Requirement: The Department of Veteran Affairs Central Texas Area in Temple, Waco, and Austin has a requirement for 4 XG-25M Harris Radios to supplement the VA Police Department communications infrastructure system. Brand name only radios are reuired as indicated below Item (Brand Name Only) Quantity MOBILE,XG-25M,378-470 MHZ,50W Antenna,Base,Standard Roof Mount Antenna,Element,1/4,0dB,UHF-L Feature Package,P25 Trunking Feature,256-AES,64-DES ECP Encryption Feature, P25 Phase 2, TDMA KIT, CONVERSION, CH-25 REM CTRL HD, 30FT Microphone,Standard,XG-25M Kit,Accessories,XG-25M 4 If this is an item your business can provide, please respond to this Sources Sought Notice by 3:00 PM Central Time on Tuesday, 26 April 2022. The intent of this notice is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: a. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, include the contract details in your response. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business/Veteran Owned Small Business or other Small Business manufacturers or authorized distributors that can provide this item. Respond to this notice if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background and requirement section above. In the response, please cite your business size status. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept gray market items. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Responses should include: (1) Business Name (2) Business Address (3) Point of Contact - Name - Phone Number - E-mail Address (4) SAM UID Number (5) NAICS code (6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE (7) Type of Business: SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED(VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc. (8) Letter stating OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services if applicable (9) GSA/FSS Contract Number if applicable All businesses eligible to provide this item are encouraged to reply as this information may be used to determine potential set-asides for the above-noted requirement. Send responses to Frank Mendoza at Francisco.Mendoza@va.gov . DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.