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Sources Sought Notice No. 36C24821Q0126 DISPOSABLE NON-STERILE NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAM GLOVES Greetings, (FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY) The purpose of this email is to gain knowledge of potentia... Sources Sought Notice No. 36C24821Q0126 DISPOSABLE NON-STERILE NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAM GLOVES Greetings, (FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY) The purpose of this email is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Businesses under NAICS 339113 with Size Standard of 750 Employees. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to form a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States Government. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are not considered responses to any potential solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando FL 32827, VHA Network 08 Contracting Office is seeking information concerning possible sources to provide the supply described. The goal of this supply contract is to provide DISPOSABLE NON-STERILE NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAM GLOVES to VISN 8 VA Healthcare Systems located in Florida and San Juan, PR. The Government intends to award a single, firm-fixed price contract for the DISPOSABLE NON-STERILE NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAM. The period of performance is weekly delivery until completion of the contract starting within 30 calendar days from order. Exam Gloves Brand Name or Equal To: Bosma Enterprises, Nitrile Textured Exam Glove Brand Name or Equal To Examples: OEM# 72-10501, 72-10502, 72-10503, 72-10504 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS- Mandatory Technical Requirement (MTR) MTR 1 Sizes: Small, Medium, Large, X-Large MTR 2 No Latex – Required by FDA to be identified on packaging label MTR 3 No Powder. Meets ASTM D6124 – Residual Powder Test: The amount of powder allowed on powdered gloves is 120mg. Powder free gloves may only contain a maximum of 2mg per glove. MTR 4 Glove material is nitrile MTR 5 Non-sterile MTR 6 Single use MTR 7 Ambidextrous MTR 8 Puncture Resistant. Meets ASTM D412 Tensile Test: at least 14 MPa and a minimum of 500% elongation MTR 9 Meets ASTM D6319 standard for nitrile examination gloves for medical application or Meets ASTM D5250 for polyvinyl examination gloves for medical application or Meets ASTM D3578 and ASMT D6977 for synthetic polymer gloves for medical applications MTR 10 Meets ASTM D1671 – Blood-Borne Pathogen Test for barrier to the Phi-X174 virus MTR 11 Meets ASTM D5151 – Water Test AQL of 2.5 or lower All interested firms should provide the following information: company size, company name, address, point of contact phone number, email address, veteran status (SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSMB, EDWOSB, 8A HUBZone, HUBZone, LB ), capability statement to perform/supply the services/product, and a statement describing whether there is a reasonable expectation an offer/quote will be submitted at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States. This Sources Sought Notice is intended 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 Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice is not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. To be eligible for award, YOU MUSTE BE AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC, NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, provide your contract number. The potential sources must be active in System for Award Management (SAM) System for Award Management and certified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP). Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses shall be submitted via email only to Tonya Bradley, Contract Specialist at Tonya.Bradley@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than November 5, 2020 at 12:00 NOON (Eastern Standard Time).