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Page 1 of Page 25 of 25 Page 1 of THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND COMMENT. This is not a request for offers, quotes, or proposals and in no way does this notice represent a commitment by the Gov... Page 1 of Page 25 of 25 Page 1 of THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND COMMENT. This is not a request for offers, quotes, or proposals and in no way does this notice represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Any information provided in response to this notice is solely for market research purposes. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Prosthetics Sensory Aid Service (PSAS) is issuing this request for information and comment as a form of industry engagement to solicit industry feedback in support of future requirements for further establishment of National Contracts under the Prosthetics Surgical Implants Next Generation (SING) program. Industry feedback and comments received will contribute to determining the method of procurement and any final requirements issued under this program. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339113. The Product Service Code is 6515. PROSTHETICS SURGICAL IMPLANTS NEXT GENERATION (SING) PROGRAM The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to further expand upon its National Contracts program for Prosthetics Surgical Implants Next Generation (SING) to further expand coverage to other identified categories of implants that may not currently be serviced. The VA currently has established a suite of 30 contracts under its Phase 1 of the SING program. The objective of this RFI is to further seek out interested vendors who may desire to establish a national contract under the Prosthetics SING program which will further expand coverage upon the current national contracts program with the intent to capture all Prosthetics surgical implants, inclusive of both Biologics and Non-Biologics, ensuring continuity of service and ease of access and ordering of supply while growing a robust supply chain of manufacturers and distributors inclusive of all prosthetics surgical implant categories. Please note: The Government anticipates at this time that a yet to be determined dollar figure of sales, may be required at minimum for possible consideration of a national contract; industry comment and feedback regarding any potential discriminator(s) is encouraged and welcomed. INDUSTRY FEEDBACK REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND COMMENT The VA is providing the below additional identified categories of prosthetics surgical implants for industry review and comment. If your organization has interest in participating and has the potential capacity to supply the categories and/or provide the distribution of supplies under the categories identified, please provide any comments/questions/feedback you may have as it pertains to the categories listed. Additionally, it is requested that you please provide response specifically to the following: Organization category (manufacturer or distributor), size, and type of ownership for the organization and small business status (if applicable). If a Manufacturer - please provide details on the specific prosthetics surgical implants you would furnish if awarded a National Contract. Which Categories do you anticipate providing products under? How many different SKUs do you anticipate providing? What dollar value of *direct sales to VA did you have for FY22 and FY23 annually? What dollar value of *direct sales to VA did you have for FY22 and FY23 annually under listed and/or proposed categories? Does your organization anticipate utilizing any distributors if awarded a National Contract? Who do you anticipate would be your primary distributors? If a Distributor - please provide details on the specific prosthetics surgical implants categories you would furnish if awarded a National Contract. Which specific Manufacturers do you anticipate providing distribution services for? Which categories do you anticipate distributing products under? How many different SKUs do you anticipate distributing? What dollar value of **direct sales to VA did you have for FY22 and FY23 annually? What dollar value of **direct sales to VA did you have for FY22 and FY23 annually under listed and/or proposed categories? Any other categories of prosthetics surgical implants that may not currently be covered under the SING program and/or identified below. Sales data for the specific categories identified below. VA Identified Categories of Prosthetics Surgical Implants Women s Health (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Intrauterine Devices Breast Implants Urinary (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Ureteral Stents Gastrointestinal (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) GI stents Opthalmology (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Corneal Implants Surgical Mesh, multiple uses (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Mesh Vascular Implants (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Vascular Cardiology (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Cardiology Cardiothoracic Implants (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) CT Dental (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Dental Pain Management (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Pain Respiratory (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Pulmonary Sleep Craniofacial (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Craniofacial Orthopedics (examples provided below but not limited to these implants) Arthroscopy All interested parties should submit responses/feedback NLT 12:00PM, February 14, 2025. Please send all submissions to the following POCS: Brian Love Brian.Love@va.gov Kristin Campbell Kristin.campbell3@va.gov