442 Lab Leica CM1860UV Cryostat, Brand Name or Equal To

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center is seeking potential sources that shall provide equipment, for the following equipment located at Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2360 E Pershing Blvd, Cheyenne, WY 82001 in accordance with manufactures specifications or equal to for the following items: Item Description QTY 1 Leica CM1860 UV Cryostat with AgProtectTM: PreConfig; 120V/60Hz Part No: 1491860UVUS Brand Name or Equal To 1 2 Power cord USA - 15 AMP Part No: 14041149614 Brand Name or Equal To 1 3 Heat extractor, assy. Part No.: 14047130792 Brand Name or Equal To 1 4 Parking station No: 14047130793 Brand Name or Equal To 1 NCO 19 is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB); (3) Small or emerging small business firms who can fulfill the requirement; and (4) Large businesses. This Sources Sought notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. All SDVOSB, VOSB, small and large businesses capable of fulfilling the requirement are invited to respond. NAICS code to be used for this acquisition is 339113. All interested firms who can MEET and FULFILL the requirements stated in the Summary of Requirements below should respond, in writing, with the following information: In response to this announcement, please provide the information below. If this information is not provided, then it will be assumed the entire requirement cannot be met: NAICS Code: 339113 Company Name: Address: UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number: Contact Name: Phone No.: Email: Business Size Information - Select all that applies: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HUBZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business Large Business FSS/GSA Contract Holder: Yes No FSS/GSA Contract Number: Effective Date/ Expiration Date: Proposed solution is listed and available on the above FSS/GSA Contract: Yes No Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below): Pricing Model Please Indicate Availability Below: (Yes / No / NA) All on FSS Open Market only Mix of FSS & Open Market Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions: Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a: Domestic end product? _____________ (%) Foreign end product? _______________ (%) Questions for Small Businesses ONLY: Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company s business size: __________ If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________ Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33): Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [ ] yes [ ] no Does your company exceed 500 employees? [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________ Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [ ] yes [ ] no Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [ ] yes [ ] no Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer s name? ________________ The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for quote (RFQ). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this source sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Specialist. If your organization can provide all services of this potential requirement and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Kadarius Griffin, Kadarius.Griffin@va.gov, Contracting Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities and completed table above. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. The deadline for this information to be received is Friday, April 25th, 4:30PM Central Standard Time. PHONE CALLS NOT ACCEPTED.