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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The purpose of this notice is to conduct ma... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified Contractors who are able to meet the requirements identified in the accompanying Statement of Work. This is not a solicitation. A solicitation will be issued at a later date. This notice does not restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any Contractor for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2, and the Canandaigua VA Medical Center will issue a contract for the delivery of Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ Modules. See Requirements section for the list of proposed items. The NAICS Code is 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing Interested Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective Contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. Your response needs to address how you will meet the Government's requirements. All Contractors that are interested, regardless of their business type, and qualified to meet these requirements are asked to submit the following information: 1) Company Name: 2) Company Address: 3) DUNS Number: 4) Company POC Name: 5) Company POC Phone Number: 6) Company POC Email Address: 7) Company Website: 8) Business type: (Large, Small, Woman-Owned, VOSB/SDVOSB, etc.): Please identify your company's small business size standard and applicable NAICS code. For more information refer to http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards. Note: If claiming SDVOSB or VOSB, the firm must be registered, and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry http://www.vetbiz.gov/; also include VetBiz certification. Please email statements of capabilities to Sam DeMuzio no later than Friday, March 17 at 4:00PM Eastern time to sam.demuzio@va.gov. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought announcement are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements. The list of equipment in the Requirements section below directly replaces and adds to current CISCO modules that would seamlessly interface together so that the connections and protocols can remain the same. REQUIREMENTS: Canandaigua VA Medical Center Purchase of 61 server modules for IT for Activation of the new Canandaigua VA Outpatient Clinic. Below are the parameters that must be followed to ensure the modules are compatible. Brand Name Only CISCO Wavelength (nm) = 1310 Cable Type = Single Mode Fiber (SMF) Core Size (Microns) = G.652 Modal Bandwidth (MHz*km)*3 = 2000 (OM3)/4700 (OM4) Cable Distance*1 = 10km Type = 10GBASE-LR 1310nm SMF Transmit Power (dBm)* Maximum = 0.5 Minimum = -8.2 Receive Power (dBm)* Maximum = 0.5 Minimum = -14.4 Transmit and Receive Wavelength (nm) = 1260 to 1355