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SOURCES SOUGHT RFI 36C24819Q0366 SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE INTENT TO OBTAIN REAGENTS TO PERFORM HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY (HIV) AND HEPATITIS C VIRIS (HCV) AND VIRAL LOAD TESTING AND PRODUCE RE... SOURCES SOUGHT RFI 36C24819Q0366 SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE INTENT TO OBTAIN REAGENTS TO PERFORM HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY (HIV) AND HEPATITIS C VIRIS (HCV) AND VIRAL LOAD TESTING AND PRODUCE REPORTABLE PATIENT RESULTS. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTATION OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION. This sources sought is a request for information and is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this announcement and submittals will not be returned to the sender. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Orlando Network Contracting Activity (NCO 8) for the following site; The Orlando Veterans Affairs Health Care System (OVAHCS) located at 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando Florida 32827 would like to request pricing and/or capability to complete the following: Reagents and supplies to perform clinical laboratory testing for (HIV) and (HCV) and viral load testing and produce reportable patient results. Consumables HIV IVD: HIV-1 Reagent Kit # 06L18-090 15EA HIV-1 Control Kit# 06L18-080 2 EA HIV-1 Calibrator Kit# 06L18-070 2 EA Consumables HCV IVD: Realtime HCV Quant IVD # 01N30-090 9EA HCV Control KIT# 01N30-080 2EA HCV Calibrator Kit # 01N30-070 2EA M2000 Sample Preparation & Consumables: Sample Prep GPR Pack RNA# 04J70-024 24EA 1000ul Pipette Tip# 04J71-010 14EA 200ul Pipette Tip# 04J71-017 1EA Reaction Vessels# 04J71-020 1EA 200mL Reagent Vessel# 04J71-060 2EA 96 Deep Well Plate# 04J71-030 2EA 96-Well Reaction Plate# 04J71-070 1EA Optical Seal# 04J71-075 1EA Master Mix Tubes# 04J71-080 3EA Biohazard bag# 04J71-045 1EA Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) showing the company's ability to fulfill the requirement described above along with a free rough cost estimate. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This is not a solicitation nor will a solicitation package be issued as a result of this announcement, and no award shall be made as a result of this announcement. In the event that a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number or Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the announcement may be published on FEDBIZOPPS. Responses to this announcement will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Firms responding to this announcement should include a free rough estimate for costs, company name, cage code, point of contact, address, phone number, small business size, and indicate whether they are small business, 8(a) concerns, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY Business Information: Please provide the following business information for your company/ institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners; Company/Institute Name; Address; Point of Contact; CAGE Code; Phone Number; E-mail Address; Web Page URL; Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 334516. Based on the NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes /No); Woman Owned Small Business (Yes /No); Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/ No); 8(a) Certified (Yes /No); HUBZone Certified (Yes /No); Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes /No); Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes /No); Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes/ No); a statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). NAICS 334516 Size Standard 1000 Employees. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this announcement. Responses are requested no later than: 12:00 P.M. (EST) on March 8, 2019. Direct responses and/or questions to POC: Alberto.Velazquez-Santiago@va.gov. Secondary POC: Debra.Matthews@va.gov. Direct expression of interest as well as required documentation should be addressed in writing to the contract specialist. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of all other information pertaining to the announcement and solicitation.