Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. Â The Department of Veterans Affa... THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. Â The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities of SAM.gov | Home. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small businesses concerns shall be capable of providing the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Responses to this source sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this source sought announcement. The NAICS code is 337127 (Size Standard: <500 Employees) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing Norix Attenda Bed Sets for the Tuskegee VAMC. Location of Services Provided: Delivery will be made to Central Alabama VA Medical Center, 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083-5001. Items will be delivered to the Warehouse, Building 88. No further service anticipated. Scope of Work: Offeror shall provide the following items: ATN101 Norix Attenda Platform Bed, Color: Pinecone x 75 units ATN102 Norix Attenda Platform Bed Riser, Color: Fossil x 75 units MRX6-3882* Norix Remedy Max Mattress w/ integrated double pillow, Color: Black (Sealed/Stitched Seam Size 38 x 82) x 75 units *this is a specially manufactured item. Contractor shall provide delivery to the warehouse. Installation is not currently a requirement. MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE Response to Questionnaire is required from all interested parties. Company Name, Address & Telephone#___________________________________________ Email Address for designated POC ____________________________________________ DUNS#____________________________________________ GSA or NAC Contract # (if applicable) ____________________________________________ Indicate your business size & socio-economic status under NAICS code 337127: [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Certified HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) [ ] yes [ ] no Registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) @ https://www.sam.gov [ ] yes [ ] no Registered in VetBiz Registry @ http://vip.vetbiz.gov/ NAICS under which your items are offered: _________ RISK: Address any potential risk to the Government to include technical; cost, schedule and performance that may have a direct impact on the acquisition of this service. This also includes corrections or recommendations of NAICS. BRAND NAME OR EQUALS: The Government is currently seeking SDVOSB and VOSB authorized distributors that can provide the Brand Name (Norix) end items. All retailers shall provide the NAICS code under which they retail the Brand Name items if the listed NAICS of 337127 is inappropriate. Firms wishing to submit Equal items must ensure their items conform to the following salient characteristics, and clearly address each: Bed - be rotationally molded as a one-piece, high impact, fire-retardant polyethylene. Be cleanable with bleach, tamper resistant, contraband resistant, with no seams, crevices, or holes for bodily fluids to leak into, and be waterproof. The bed should be foam filled and extremely durable. Be able to support at least a 1,000 lb static load. Have no higher than a 23.5 sleep surface when combining bed and riser features, have the ability to be mounted to the floor to prevent moving and be sealed against the wall. Additionally, the riser shall contain knock out access ports with push cap for the unit to be ballasted. Accommodate patient lift devices (at least 1,000 lb static load). Contain patient safety and welfare features addressing anti-ligature and self-harm protections, infection and pathogen control features, resistance to bed bugs, and be able to accommodate removable restraints. The mattress shall be at least 4.5 thick with a core not consisting of metal, springs, or other harmful materials. It shall contain a non-absorbent, fluid resistant durable coated cover. Mattress shall meet the Flammability Test Standards of 16CFR Part 1633 and 1632, and California Technical Bulletin 129. Offer a 5-year warranty for prorated seam and cracking. Each mattress shall contain an integrated double pillow. Bed shall conform to the following dimensions: 84 L x 40 W x 15.5 H Riser shall conform to the following dimensions: 84 L x 40 W x 8 H Mattress w/ double integrated pillow shall conform to the following dimensions: 38 W x 82 L A SOLICITATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. After review of responses, a solicitation may be published at a later date. Responses to this Market Research Questionnaire will not be considered as submission of an offer for future solicitation announcements. All interested parties must respond to future that solicitation announcement separately or in addition to this Market Research Questionnaire. Contract award resulting from any future solicitation can only be made to a contractor who is registered in SAM. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses are due no later than 04:00 PM EST, Friday, December 10, 2021, and shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Responses may also be emailed to the Contracting Officer using the following subject line: 36C24722Q0159 | Norix Bed Sources Sought to the following email address: brian.curtis2@va.gov. Spamming or harassing emails could result in sender s domain added to the National OIT Ban List, which would impact all future offerings and ability to compete. Please do not spam or harass the Contracting Officer.