Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Page 1 of 17 The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking sources capable of providing Accelerate Reagents & Testing equipment: Instrumentation that can perform rapid or... Page 1 of 17 The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking sources capable of providing Accelerate Reagents & Testing equipment: Instrumentation that can perform rapid organism identification(ID) and susceptibility (AST) directly from an aliquot from a positive blood culture without additional hands-on preparation besides the transfer of sample into a single sample vial as detailed in the Statement of Work below for the Central Arkansas VA Health Care System, located in Little Rock, AR 72205. The acquisition will be accomplished using commercial item procedures in accordance with FAR art 12 & 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334516. Any source wishing to identify their interests and capability to provide this service must provide interest information by notifying the Contract Administrator no later than 10:00 AM Central Standard Time, October 25, 2019. Such notification must include any documentation that includes proof of capability to accomplish the requirment. Notification shall be e-mailed to Hector Lopez, Contract Administrator, hector.lopez@va.gov . NOTE: TO QUALIFY SDVOSB/VOSB VENDORS MUST BE VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED IN THE VA VENDOR INFORMATION DATABASE (VIP). DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Page 1 of 2 STATEMENT OF NEED (SON) Note: In accordance with VAAR 852.211-73, any brand name is mentioned for information/description purposes only and are not restrictive. Instructions on submittal Please provide the following information: Company name Company Duns # POC Company size (SDVOSB, VOSB, SB or LB) Equipment or part of the equipment capable of providing, and specify which, if any, of the components cannot be provided and the explanation. Specify if any, or all, of the components are under a FSS, GSA or SEWP contract and include such contract number and expiration, or indicate if they are open market. Submit the information to hector.lopez@va.gov with RFI Accelerate as heading on or before October 25, 2019 10:00 am CST.