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Please note that this is not a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters VA Medical ... Please note that this is not a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, is conducting market research to find qualified vendors to provide the following service: Preventative maintenance provides maintenance, repairs, and requires Siemens parts to efficiently maintain the Evoqua Water Technologies de-ionized water system in use in the Histology Department of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, VA Hudson Valley, Castle Point Campus. This routine maintenance and service reduces the likelihood of system failure. Purified, de-ionized water is vital to the department s performance during tissue processing. The use of purified water is necessary to perform all of the procedures for tissue processing for Anatomic Pathology within the Pathology and Lab Medicine department. The de-ionized water system enables continuous operation of the Histology Department, as well as meets accreditation requirements of the College of American Pathologists and the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. Routine maintenance shall be performed according to the Evoqua s preventative maintenance agreement provided for the Evoqua Purification System. The exchange frequency and utilization of authorized parts may vary due to the water usage and feed water quality. CATALOG # CONTRACTED MATERIALS CONTRACT QUANTITY SERVICE FREQUENCY QUANTITY PER SERVICE W2T159222 Endoguard Membrane 1 Annually 1 W2T167310 Filter Cartridge 4 Quarterly 1 W2T173974 9.75 Filter Cartridge 4 Quarterly 1 W5TDICAR0054FSQ .54cf Carbon Tank 2 Semi-Annually 1 W5TDIMB10120FSQ 1.2cf Mixed Bed Tank 12 Quarterly 3 Chlorine Tablets (bottle of 12) 1 Annually 1 The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 221310; the size standard is $27.5 million. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources for this procurement. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice should be provided in a capabilities statement which includes: 1) Offerors name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address; 2) Offerors interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued; 3) Offerors capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and three examples of comparable work performed within the past five years with a brief description of the project, customer name, and dollar value of the project) ; and 4) Offerors Business Size (Large Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned/Veteran Owned Small Business and/or Small Business, 8(a)) and DUNS number. If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov ). Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov ). Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing (email) and received by September 1, 2017 at 10:0AM EST. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Please email questions regarding this notice to Josie Tuitt at josie.tuitt@va.gov .