Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 1, New England Sources Sought Notice – naics 334516/Size Standard: 500 employees

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available products in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is looking for vendor(s) to provide test kits and service maintenance for BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 System for the following items:

BD Catalog Number		Description
245115	Tube Pza Medium 25 Pak MGIT 960
245122	Tube Bactec MGIT 7MI
245123	Kit Bactec MGIT 960 Sire
245124	Kit Bactec MGIT 960 Supplement 100 Test
245128 445999	Kit Drug Pza MGIT Kit Calibrator Mgit 960 51 Pk

Location:

VA Connecticut HCS, West Haven Campus, 950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT 06516

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   NOTES:
   

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   All questions, comments or concerns should be directed to Heather.Simpson@va.gov
   
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   Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice.
   
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   Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit).
   

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   TIMELINE :
   

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   This request will close on stated date within the FBO site.
   

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   Requested information:
   

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   Format:
   

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   MS Word or pdf format (please ensure email is under 5 mb)
   
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   Page limit – 3 pages (please make the response as brief and concise as possible)
   
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   Company name and Sources Sought number listed on each page
   
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   Proprietary information MUST be marked as such, on a page-by-page basis.
   

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   Specifics:
   

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   In your response, please provide the following information based on the requirement.
   

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   Your company’s capability of fulfilling this requirement as it is described.
   

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   Please also provide name of company, company address, a contact person’s name, telephone number, fax number and email address.
   
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   DUNS number, and indicate if actively registered on System for award management (SAM)
   
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   Contractual vehicles the company holds, such as NAC or GSA schedules.
   
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   Socio-economic Status & NAICS Code: State the size of your company [e.g., 8(a) (including graduation date), HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.].
   

Contract Specialist