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DISCLAIMER THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO... DISCLAIMER THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this RFI marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. PURPOSE The purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to find qualified vendors and to assist Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 in determining if a future contract effort can be competitively awarded for a Set-Aside. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this effort is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument and Supplies) with the Small Business Size Standard of 1000 employees. If the Government determines there are qualified vendors this requirement, a solicitation will be published and posted on the Contracting Opportunities website. The Government will use this information solely to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this procurement. INTRODUCTION This requirement is for the purchase of Quality Control Reagents for the Laboratory, Chemistry Section at the George Charles Asheville VA Medical Center. Quality Control Reagents are required for use on both of their Siemen s Vista and Centaur analyzers. Quality Control materials are necessary to assure, each day of operation, that the instrument is performing in a satisfactory manner and is yielding reliable results. Also, the QC material must also be assayed, meaning that the vendor has already established an acceptable valuable range. The government is anticipating that this will be a brand name requirement but encourages all vendors that can meet or exceed the item descriptions below to respond to this sources sought. If providing a like item/system, please include brochures with attachments / information/part numbers to allow the government to assess whether your items/system will suffice for this requirement. REQUIREMENTS NOTE: The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors who can provide the following item(s) for the Charles George, Asheville Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville NC 28805 Manufacturer: BIO RAD CLIN P/N Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 544 BIO-RAD ETOH. AMM Level 1 25 BT 0002 545 BIO-RAD ETOH/AMM level 2 25 BT 0003 546 BIO-RAD Etoh/Amm level 3 25 BT 0004 360 BIO RAD Immoasay level 1,2,3 48 BX 0005 751 BIO RAD spinal fluid level 10 BT 0006 752 BIO RAD Spinal fluid level 2 10 BT 0007 691 BIO-RAD UNASSAYED LEVEL 1 7 BT 0008 692 BIO-RAD UNASSAYED LEVEL 2 7 BT        Manufacturer: Fisher Scientific   CLIN P/N Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0009 23-640-003 9 MAS CARDIOIMMUNE XL LEVEL 1 11 BT 0010 23-640-001 10 MAS CARDIOIMMUNE XL LEVEL 2 11 BT 0011 23-640-002 MAS CARDIOIMMUNE XL LEVEL 3 11 BT 0012 23-139-108 MAS URIN-TEK QC LEVEL 1 & 2 8 PG DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED Vendors with a GSA schedule shall provide the contract number of that schedule and the expiration date as well as product NAICS codes. All items should be clearly identified if they are scheduled items or open market items. HOW TO RESPOND: All responses shall be submitted no later than 10:00 am (EST), Tuesday September 20, 2022. All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to james.risbon@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Respondents to this RFI shall provide the following information: Company/individual name, Address, Point of contact with phone number Information describing your interest, Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, as applicable FSS Category you qualify for Tax ID number DUNS number Capabilities statement Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) under the above NAICS code at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award Please submit responses via email in Microsoft Office format by 10:00 am (EST) 09/20/2022. Please include RFQ # 36C24623Q0018 in subject title. NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.