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Department of Veterans Affairs/VISN 5/RPO-E/NCO5 Sources Sought Notice Direct Delivery of Medical and Surgical Supplies Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 5 is seeking sources for to pe... Department of Veterans Affairs/VISN 5/RPO-E/NCO5 Sources Sought Notice Direct Delivery of Medical and Surgical Supplies Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 5 is seeking sources for to perform direct delivery of medical and surgical supplies for the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The requirement will serve as an alternative source to prevent missed deliveries to patients and the facility when items are out of stock or not available from the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The NAICS code for this contract action is 339113 - Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (SBA Size Standard: 750 employees). The Product Service Code for this action is 6515 - Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplie. Please refer to the following attachments to review information being sought for the requirement - Attachement 1 - Statement of Washington DC VAMC- Direct Delivery of Medical and Surgical Supplies (Draft) Attachment 2 - Product list - Direct Delivery (Draft) Respondents to the Sources Sought Notice are to provide a capabilities statement which addresses at minimum: Contractor name Contractor address Contractor point of contact, phone, and email address Contractor Business Size (i.e., other than small business or small business) Contractor DUNS Number Capabilities statement Name and part number of products (must comply with VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items) Product descriptions and specifications Deilvery capabilites Please limit responses to fifty pages. Respondents are advised that minor grammatical errors may be present in the Sources Sought notice. Please only bring such issues to the attention of the government if you cannot discern the meaning of a specific sentence or section of the document. Not responding to this request does not preclude participation in future order requests. Interested parties may express their interest by providing a complete response no later than Friday, March 4 at 9 am EST. The response must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required product(s). A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C24522Q0368 Sources Sought Notice. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirement(s) listed above to Contract Specialist, Johao Stewart by email at johao.stewart@va.gov. If the requirement is to be solicited, authorized distributors will be required to provide a letter of supply/direct letter from the original equipment manufacturer(s) to verify interested parties are an authorized distributor of the product(s) they seek to provide. Please note, during this time the government is unable to provide direct responses to any questions received. However, due consideration will be given to all feedback and any feedback received may be used to revise the requirements. Information from this Sources Sought Notice may lead to one-on-one market research discussions and other recommended approaches to industry engagement. DISCLAIMER: This Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Request for Information/Sources Sought 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 Request for Information/Sources Sought. Best, Johao Stewart, Contact Specialist