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This Sources Sought/Market Survey Notice is being conducted by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 at 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030 to identify sources that are capable of providing Fis... This Sources Sought/Market Survey Notice is being conducted by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 at 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030 to identify sources that are capable of providing Fisher Healthcare Media Kits Brand Name Only for the New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center (NOVAMC), 2400 Canal Street LA 70119. Specification requirements. Brand Name Only SKU/ITEM # ITEM Qty Total R01040 Anaer (CDC) Blood Agar 10/PK 104 R01044 Anaer (CDC) LKV Blood Agar 10/PK 78 R01048 Anaer (CDC) PEA Blood Agar 10/PK 78 R01104 Bacteroides fragilis isolation Agar (BBE) 10/PK 78 R01202 Blood Agar,5% Sheep Blood 100/CS 156 R01322 Columbia CNA, 5% Sheep Blood w/ Colistin & Nalidixic Acid 104 R01302 Chocolate Agar 100/CS 78 R01552 MacConkey Agar 100/CS 130 R01880 Thayer Martin,Modified 10/PK 52 Background: Background: The NOVAMC Pathology Laboratory is requesting the purchase of Fisher Healthcare Media Kits for the NOVAMC Molecular Pathology Laboratory. The laboratory currently operates Fisher Healthcare Media Products and requires similar supplies for test accuracy and consistency without the need for validation and verification. Warranty and Support: The warranty and support must cover all components of the requirement in accordance with standard manufacturer s commercial warranty Delivery Location: New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center Molecular Pathology Lab 2400 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119 If this is a supply your business can provide, please respond to this Sources Sought Notice by 3:00 PM Central Time on Tuesday, 7 July 2020. The intent of this notice is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: 5.1 Please respond to this notice if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. a. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. b. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept gray market items. Equivalent products may not be accepted. Offerors that propose Equivalent products may not be considered during the acquisition process. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer or distributor, please respond to this notice. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). 8. Responses should include: (1) Business Name (2) Business Address (3) Point of Contact Name Phone Number E-mail Address (4) DUNS Number (5) NAICS code (6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE (7) Type of Business: SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED (VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc. (8) Letter stating OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment and/or services if applicable (9) GSA/FSS Contract Number if applicable All businesses eligible to provide this service are encouraged to reply as this information may be used to determine potential set-asides for the above-noted requirement. Send responses to Francisco.Mendoza@va.gov and Steven.Berkeley@va.gov DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice.