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Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO-9) is issuing this notice for the purposes of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and capabilities to lease the CareFusion Pyxis® Po... Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO-9) is issuing this notice for the purposes of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and capabilities to lease the CareFusion Pyxis® Point of Care Decentralized Automated Dispensing Cabinet Medication Distribution System (CareFusion Pyxis®) for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), consisting of applicable Pyxis® devices, Pyxis® client software, and training support. The requirement encompasses the need for the required number of Pyxis® devices and the resources necessary to assure adequate and secure drug storage throughout TVHS. The CareFusion Pyxis® system automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) minimize patient s exposure to medication administration errors while concurrently ensuring the immediate availability of required medication therapies during patient care. CareFusion Pyxis® functions by communication across all platforms within the medication use process by way of a dedicated server specifically designed to support CareFusion Pyxis®. It is the Government's intent to award a non-competitive action to CareFusion Solutions, LLC of San Diego, CA. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. NCO-9 intends to award this under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405- 6(a)(1)(i)(c), which provides that in the interest of economy and efficiency, the new work is a logical follow-on to an original Federal Supply Schedule order provided that the original order was placed in accordance with the applicable Federal Supply Schedule ordering procedures. To date, CareFusion Solutions is the only known responsible source that can provide the CareFusion Pyxis® System. DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST PROPOSAL (RFP), QUOTE (RFQ), OR BID (IFB) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFP, IF ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SOLICITED IN ITS ENTIRETY THROUGH THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) ELECTRONIC ACQUISITION PORTAL EBUY AT www.ebuy.gsa.gov/ebuy/. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR GSA EBUY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing with a Small Business Size Standard of $32.5 million. The Product Service Code is 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES All responsible sources may submit a capability statement that clearly and convincingly identifies their capability to fulfill the requirements. Capability statements shall be limited to no more than ten (15) pages (including the cover sheet, table of contents, etc.) Detailed capabilities must be submitted by email to Mr. Darrin Nicholson (darrin.nicholson@va.gov) in an electronic format that is compatible with Word 2013, no later than 3:00 pm Eastern, -- 28 June 2019. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In response to this sources sought, at a minimum, please provide: Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code(s). Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 9, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Point of Contact(s): Primary: Darrin Nicholson, Contract Specialist, Phone (615)225-6641, Email: darrin.nicholson@va.gov Secondary: Monica Thompson, Contracting Officer, Phone (615) 225-6406, Email: monica.thompson@va.gov