Page 3 of 3 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. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought must be in writing. 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, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Furthermore SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. If an Offeror proposes to use any subcontractors, joint ventures, or teaming arrangements the Offeror shall include the percentage and type of work the subcontractor will accomplish to include their certifications. (Any subcontractors, joint ventures, or teaming partners shall have the required certifications as described in the sources sought notice) and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below.  The Network Contract Office (NCO) 22 Gilbert is seeking a potential qualified contractor for: Tucson, Arizona VA Health Care System (Tucson VAHCS) located at 3601 S. 6th Ave; Tucson, Az, 85723 SERVICE: The contractor will provide comprehensive preventive maintenance and repair service for the equipment and systems listed below for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS). The contractor will perform preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance on equipment as provided for in the contract agreement. Written preventive maintenance (PM) procedures will be submitted on approval to the Biomedical Engineering section within the first 30 days of the contract period. PMs will be accomplished in accordance with the approved written procedures. The contractor will perform preventive maintenance (PM) inspection on equipment/systems as provided for in the contract agreement. PMs will be accomplished in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommendations. Must use OEM certified parts and service engineer/technicians must be OEM trained on all equipment included in agreement. Priority scheduling for service calls and access to spare parts inventory. All labor and travel during standard hours of coverage - Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm, excluding holidays. EQUIPMENT: The sterilizers, disinfectors and purification systems in the table below: # EE Equipment Category Manufacturer Model Serial # 1 74624 STERILIZING UNITS GETINGE USA INC 533HC URA050805 2 61158 STERILIZING UNITS: STEAM GETINGE USA INC 433HC 10C00319 3 50694 CLEANERS GETINGE USA INC 2460UC KSG07407 4 56715 STERILIZING UNITS: STEAM GETINGE USA INC 733HC 08C08546 5 57251 STERILIZING UNITS: STEAM GETINGE USA INC 733HC 08H08837 6 57129 DISINFECTORS GETINGE USA INC 8668 SEV0814085 7 57130 DISINFECTORS GETINGE USA INC 8668 SEV0814086 8 57250 DISINFECTORS GETINGE USA INC 9128 USR0744002 9 86698 STERILIZING UNITS: STEAM GETINGE USA INC 533LS BAA083249 10 79293 DISINFECTORS GETINGE USA INC 8668 WAA059256 11 81488 CLEANERS GETINGE USA INC 2460UC KSG16056 12 85772 CLEANERS GETINGE USA INC 2460UC KSH17051 13 54748 STERILIZING UNITS: STEAM GETINGE USA INC 533LS 08G08846 LOCATION: Southern Arizona VA HealthCare System (Tucson, AZ) (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.  (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the  VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to  replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items. 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. 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 sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 (20.5 million). Notice to potential offerors: 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 www.vip.vetbiz.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to
[email protected] All information submissions shall be received no later than 3:00 pm (MST-Arizona) on August 2, 2019. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation may be published.