Video Conferencing Unit

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

**This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research purposes and not for solicitation**

In accordance with FAR 15.201 (e), responses to this notice are not quotes and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotes (RFQ).

Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to the release of a soliciation. This notice is for video conferencing units for the Garner VA Clinic. The salient characteristics for the product are listed below.

Salient Characteristics

a. It must be a video conferencing unit.

b.Video Conferencing Unit system shall include:

• 180 field of view camera
• Integrated microphone
• Video/audio compression components

c. Must deliver live audio-visual confrensing to geographically-dispered locations

d. Must provide the quainity of 35 units

If based upon the market research information the Government deems a soliciation is necessary a solicitation action will be posted in Contract Opportunities on the System for Award Mangement www.SAm.gov website.

Small business requirements for market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large business. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitiation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C.8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) firms registered in the SBA, Small Business Search (SBAS, SBS) database https://search.crtifications.sba.gov, in accordance with priorities set by regulation.

NAICS code for this requirement is 334310, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing. The PSC code for this requirement is 6150, Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING:

Intrested companies can respond, via email, to Monique Cordero via email at moniue.cordero@va.gov , with the following information:

a. Company Point of Contact, including; name, title, phone number, and email address

b. Company name, DUNS number, small business/socioeconomic status of the company, and address of the applicable office

c. Any relevant certifications and/or licenses to perform these services

d. Capabilities Statement Additional information may be requested by the Contracting Officer at a later time.

POINT OF CONTACT:

Monique Cordero, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, monique.cordero@va.gov.

DUE DATES FOR RESPONSES:

This notice will close on Thursday, July 24 at 11:00am Easter Standard Time (EST).

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY:

A potential source for the purposes of this notice is considered to be any company meeting the following requirements. Some of the below requirements may be modified prior to release of any solicitation.

1. The potential source is registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov.

2. The potential source is registered with the Small Business Association, Small Business Search at https://search.crtifications.sba.gov .

3. The potential source has favorable (satisfactory) past performance information for federal contracts, if applicable, as documented in Government databases, including the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Retrieval System (FAPIIS), and Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), where applicable.