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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only; and shall not be construed a... THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a Request for Information announcement; no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of meeting the following minimum requirements and salient characteristics below for 136 medical beds for the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Coatesville, PA. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Compatible with West Call Nurse Call System with 37 pin connectors. Scale capability-patients are weighed while in bed. Minimum height (roughly 12 -anything above 18 may be too high.) Removable/retractable bed rails (per regulation there cannot be gaps) Aesthetics (per Small Home Model Design- Attached) The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of interested parties to demonstrate to the government that they are capable of providing the equipment that fulfill the required minimum specifications mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 339113 (size standard of 750 employees). Respondents shall also answer the following questions: Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Business (SB), Large Business, etc. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? Is your company the manufacturer, distributor, or equivalent source for the type of items required with the characteristics referenced above? If you accompany is a large business, do you have any authorized distributors? If so, please provide the name(s), telephone Number(s), Point(s) of Contact and size status of the businesses authorized to distribute your products. If your company is a small business and an authorized distributor/reseller for the types of items required with the characteristics referenced above, do you alter; assemble; or modify; the items requested in any way? If your company alters the items, state how and what is altered; assembled; and/or modified? Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the VA NAC or a GWAC contract holder with any other federal agency? If so, please provide the contract number. If your company hold a FSS GSA/VA NAC contract other federal GWAC contract holder, are the items you are providing information on available on your schedule/contract? General pricing of your products is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. Please submit your company s capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes. Please review salient characteristics and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. *** Submissions addressing number (9) should show clear, compelling and convincing*** evidence that suggested items meet all the salient characteristics. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to Louellen.Butler@va.gov no later than; 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 21, 2020. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact the VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Louellen Butler. All companies responding to this RFI are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the Contract Opportunities web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contract Specialist, at Louellen.Butler@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.