Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 at this time; and shall not b... 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 at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the 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), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of meeting the following requirements for the Captus 4000e Thyroid Uptake System. Statement of Need Thyroid Uptake Probe with well counter Background: VA Pittsburgh Medical Center is currently using a thyroid uptake probe that has been determined to be non-serviceable and at end of life by Biomed personnel. New uptake probe is being requested to avoid un-necessary delay in patient care should the old probe no longer function within specifications. Thyroid cancer treatment dose determination can not be performed without results from a thyroid uptake probe procedure. History of the Requirement: The current thyroid uptake probe has been deemed beyond repair and can no longer be serviced for patients who require thyroid uptake measurement prior to thyroid cancer therapy. Summary of the Requirement: The VA Pittsburgh Medical Center has a new requirement for the purchase of one thyroid uptake probe unit that will be used in the Nuclear Medicine department. This uptake probe unit will be used by both inpatients and outpatients. Detailed description of requirement: The specifics of the requirement are stated below. These are the specifications of the current thyroid probe uptake unit that is being requested. a. Captus 4000e Thyroid uptake system with one inch well counter. Flat panel PC with touch screen user interface. 1024 channel multi-channel analyzer. Source holder for neck phantom. Two inch diameter sodium iodide detector with shield. b. CAP software interface for Captus 4000. c. Eu-152 rod- radioactive rod source, Cs-137 rod-radioactive rod source d. Printer, neck phantom, on site training, firm shipping cost. Brand Name Only or Sole Source Requirements: Brand Name Only Incidental Services: N/A Installation Requirements N/A Facility Access: Contractor would need to be registered in Symplr and provide this update prior to coming onsite. Delivery Instructions: University Drive C, Pittsburgh PA 15240. Directly take to Biomed, Ground Floor Other special requirements or situations N/A Language from VA Handbook 6500.6 and VA Directive 6550 as indicated in the respective Appendix A forms included in Acq Plan VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Combatting COVID-19 language Request for Information Instructions Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 339112 (size standard of 1000 employees). Please answer the following questions: 1) Please indicate the 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), Large Business, etc.)? 2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? 3) Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If not, Can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers. Does your company exceed 500 employees. Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied. Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice. Obtained an individual or class waiver? 1) If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). 2) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? 3) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job. 4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. 5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? 6) General pricing of your products/solution 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. 7) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? 8) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. 9) Please provide your DUNS number. 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 no later sherrie.thompson2@va.gov than, 2PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 14, 2024, with 36C24424Q0484 in the subject line. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Specialist, Sherrie Thompson. All firms responding to this Request for Information 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 beta.sam web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and 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 cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information or Questions will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Specialist at sherrie.thompson2@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.