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

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  The Department of Veterans Affai... 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  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. 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. Contractor shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. The NAICS code is 541519 (Size Standard: $34.0 million) The intent of this notice is to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources technically capable of providing the Atlanta VA Medical Center located at 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, for the duration of a base year plus four option periods, with the lease of a printer as described below: DESCRIPTION OF TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES: 1. The contractor shall be responsible for the installation of a Color printer/copier, and Fiery® Digital Print Server. 2. Full-Service Agreement should include: All specific printer supplies except paper (to include, but not limited to recyclable toner containers, specific staple cartridges) All service parts and labor, with shipping included or paid for by vendor. All drums, fusing rollers, waste toner containers and preventive maintenance kits. Service agreement based on a 40,000 color copies per month 5,000 black and white copies/prints Guaranteed less than a two (2) hour response time (including telephone consultation) to any service call, by phone or in person during the stated business hours. Delivery & Installation Comprehensive Training 3. All software updates to the Fiery RIP/printer/copier must be provided online by the contractor and will only be downloaded/installed by Medical Media staff or OI&T staff. 4. The contractor will only be able to service the printer while Medical Media staff is present. 5. Comprehensive equipment training for Medical Media staff SOFTWARE/NETWORK: 1. The vendor will not be permitted access to any government furnished PCs and is not permitted to install the software on the operating system. 2. The printer/copier will only be connected to the local file/print server, without outside connection through Internet Explorer. SALIENT CHARACTERSITICS Accuriopress C4080 - Bundle Includes: ACCURIOPRESS C4080 MFP DELIVERY CHARGE - LEVEL FOUR BASIC NETWORK SERVICE - BNS07 BASIC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - LEVEL 4 LEASE RETURN 1ST UNIT DF-713 AUTO DUPLEX DOCUMENT FEEDER UK-112 HDD PF-707M PAPER FEED UNIT MB-508 BANNER SHEET BYPASS TRAY MK-760 BANNER INPUT KIT MK-761 BANNER OUTPUT KIT FA-502 FEED ADJUSTER RU-518M RELAY UNIT FS-532M STAPLE FINISHER PK-525 PUNCH KIT SD-510 SADDLE STITCH UNIT TRIMMER UNIT TU-510 ADV TU-510 IMPLEMENTATION/TRAIN-LEVEL 3 TU-504 SLITTER FOR TU-510 CR-102 CREASER FOR TU-510 CR-103 CONVEX CREASING UNIT FOR TU-510 MK-764 BANNER OUTPUT FOR TU-510 JS-507 BUSINESS CARD TRAY FOR TU-510 IC-317 EFI FIERY SERVER CONTROLLER FIERY IMPOSE 5YEAR SUBSCRIPTION VI-515 VIDEO INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLER LR5402C CUST TOWER LIGHT ASSEMBLY DIAG PWRFILTER 208V/240V/30A W NTWRK HUB *PWRFILTER W PREMIUM INRUSH 120V/15A - QTY 4 APCM2 ENGINETUNE KIT OPTION ES-3000 HARDWARE ONLY Monthly Mandatory Accessory Maintenance Monthly Flat Rate Equipment Maintenance Potential offerors having the skills, experience, professional qualifications, and capabilities necessary to perform the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via e-mail. The Capability statements shall not exceed three (3) pages and must include the following: 1) Company name and Point of Contact information (address, telephone, e-mail, web-site, etc.); 2) DUNS number and CAGE code; 3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUB Zone, SDVOSB, etc.); and (4) Familiarity and product knowledge. Responses are due no later than 12:00pm EST, Thursday, December 26, 2024, and shall be electronically submitted to: Monica.Reed@va.gov. 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.