Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Page 2 of 3 Sources Sought Only for the Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC), Durham North Carolina, 27705. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a Sources Sought notice for the ide... Page 2 of 3 Sources Sought Only for the Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC), Durham North Carolina, 27705. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a Sources Sought notice for the identification of potential vendors capable of providing a video conferencing system, installation, and service maintenance for a large conference room at Durham VAMC. 65 LED Display 2 EA Large Tilt Wall Mount 2 EA RGB Spectrum QuadView 4 Window Solution 2 EA Room Kit Pro Codec 1 EA Roboshot 12X Camera 1 EA AV Bridge Mini EA 16X16 Matrix Switching Chassis 1 EA HDMI Input Card 6 EA HDBase T Input Card 2 EA HDMI Output Card 5 EA HDBase T Output Card 1 EA Control Processor 1 EA AirMedia Wireless Presentation 1 EA HDBase T Receiver 2 EA HDBase T Transmitter 2 EA Wall Plate DigitalMedia 8G+r Transmitter 200, White Textured 1 EA 17. 17 V 1 EA Digital Signage Media Player (Includes 8 GB Micro SD Card) 1 EA 5-Port Network Switch with AVB 1 EA 8.7 Wireless Touch Screen 1 EA Wall Dock for TST-902 1 EA infiNET EXr & ER Wireless Gateway w/POE injector 1 EA PoE Injector 1 EA Audio DSP with Telephone Interface 1 EA Multi-Element Ceiling Microphone 1 EA Mono 70/100 V Amplifier 200 Watts 1 EA 6.5 2-Way In-Ceiling Speaker White Textured, Single 4 EA 24RU Mobile Rack 1 EA 16 Outlet Vertical Power Supply 1 EA 9 Outlet Basic Surge Power 1 EA Cabinet Cooler, 50 CFM 1 EA 24RU Rear Rack Rails 1 EA Cables and Connectors 1 EA Custom Programming = Including programming of all code necessary to integrate all A/V Equipment in the room for touch panel control 1 EA Custom Installation 1 EA Maintenance Plan 1 YR All respondents shall indicate the following: Whether or not they are small business manufacturers of the products they wish to offer, or Whether or not they are distributors of a small business manufacturer. If the contractor can provide the above items, the contractor shall provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor/licenser/installer of their products. Failure to submit an authorized distributor letter shall result in the product(s) potentially offered to be considered grey market . If the contractor can provide the above product and services, please indicate in your response that the above requirements can be met and provide a brochure of its product. Failure to provide the above information may result in the potential offeror being considered incapable of meeting the VA s needs. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification (hubzone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, small veteran owned or service disabled veteran owned small business) relative to NAICS 334220. Consistent with Public Law 109-461 VA's Veterans First Contracting Program , first priority would be given to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns, should there be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside if the requirement goes to solicitation. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it 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 respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com ), capabilities statement and the list geographical location the respondent is able to service. (1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees; (2) Type of small business a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business b. Veteran Owned Small Business c. Small Disadvantaged d. HubZone e. Woman Owned f. Small Business Responses to this notice should be emailed to Dallas Thurston, Contract Specialist at e-mail address: dallas.thurston@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 9:00 am EST. on December 22, 2020. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov . Brand Name References Any and all references to a brand name, model, marketing language or functionality pursuant to a particular manufacturer does not constitute a preference/desire of the Government for any one make or model over any other. The intent of the language contained herein is merely to communicate to industry as to the minimum needs of the Government in the most efficient means possible and does not represent the Governments preference.