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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is searching for vendors with the capabilities to provide service and maintenance on two (2) Sakura Medical Tissue Processor (... The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is searching for vendors with the capabilities to provide service and maintenance on two (2) Sakura Medical Tissue Processor (5125 EE# 22007 and VIP 5 EE#25364) units and One (1) Cryostat (Cryo3-EE#41440) at the VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) located at 1900 East Main Street, Danville, IL 61832. The contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, parts, test equipment, tools, and expertise necessary to maintain the equipment. The contractor shall comply with conformance standards as follows: All services shall be performed in conformance with the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Original Equipment Manufacturer standards and specifications. Inspection procedures shall include, but is not limited to, the following: a. Providing documentation of services performed. b. Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of the existence or development of any defects in or repairs to the equipment covered under this contract, which the Contractor considers he/she is not responsible for under the terms of the contract (such as operator misuse). c. All exceptions to the Inspection schedule shall be arranged and approved in advance with the Contracting Officer. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219. All interested, responsible sources must submit a capability statement by Wednesday, October 14, 2020 to della.bond@va.gov to include the following: Company Experience in providing maintenance and repair services to referenced equipment, to include number of years and any examples of current contracts in place with government or commercial entities; Customer point of contact information for contracts listed in company experience along with a description of equipment serviced under the contract; Verification of authorization and training related to servicing referenced equipment; Number of qualified maintenance personnel employed; DUNS number, organization name, organization address, point of contact, business size under NAICS 811219, and socioeconomic status; This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for proposal and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. Look for any further information in Contract Opportunities. Telephone inquiries will not be returned.