This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described in the attached documents. We are looking for BRAND NAME ONLY and the ability to work with VACO Office of Telehealth and IT to set up any needed portals for the communication of this equipment to in place software or other IT needs. Responses to this notice shall include the following: 1. Company Name, Address, phone, website 2. Point of contact with phone and email 3. DUNS number, Cage Code and Tax ID Number 4. Contract # if quoting on a GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP or other Contract vehicle 5. Type of small business e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc… 6. Must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to meet the requirements in the Statement of Work and example of products or brand name items as appropriate. 7. Any responses involving teaming agreements/subcontractors should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners/subcontractors. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. 8. Status as a Foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated us of foreign national employees on this effort. 9. Only written responses sent by email to
[email protected] will be considered for market research to evaluate socioeconomic set aside opportunities and development of solicitation strategy. Confirmation of email by phone is acceptable (602)795-4372. 10. Please add your information to the FBO "Interested Vendors" list also. 11. All responses must be received on or before 6pm Eastern Standard Time on the Response Due date listed under General Information. 12. Please click on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) link to add your information to the "Interested Vendors List" 13. Note any questions or concerns that you would like addressed in a future solicitation Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. Solicitations may be posted on FBO or GSA eBuy. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No pricing or quote is requested with this posting. All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only. Vendors interested in providing an offer will have to respond to a solicitation announcement published separately. No additional information is available other than what is noted in this posting. All interested parties are instructed not to call the individual VA medical centers requesting more information.