In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b)(2), this Sources Sought Notice is for market research and informational purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supplies/services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is seeking sources for the following procurement: Prodigy Grossing Station Deluxe for the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System. Please see attached Salient Characteristics for description and quantities for this sources sought notice. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. 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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The proposed contract will be a Firm Fixed Price contract. 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 334516. If a SD/VOSB set-aside is determined to be issued for this request, will you be able to comply with VAAR 852.219-76 for supplies? Are there any customary commercial practices for the services/supplies sought? Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide your Schedule contract number. Name of Manufacturer listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM) and the country of origin where the product is manufactured. (if applicable). If you are not the manufacturer of the requested product, do you have an Authorized Distributorship Letter issued from the manufacturer (If so, please provide the letter in your response.) For each supply item, the VA requires the country where the product is manufactured to be provided.
