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- 6 - The purpose for this Sources Sought notice is to locate interested companies that can furnish the REQUIREMENTS listed in the SOW that is attached. Offeror's capability to meet this requirement i... - 6 - The purpose for this Sources Sought notice is to locate interested companies that can furnish the REQUIREMENTS listed in the SOW that is attached. Offeror's capability to meet this requirement including any current contracts with more than 2 years of Period of Performance (Civilian or Government) to include meeting the below listed accreditations or similar standards, facility description, capabilities, and certifications. Responses must show clear and convincing evidence that your company and its employees have the capabilities, training, and qualifications to provide this service to be considered as a source. The following information is requested in a response to this RFI: 1. General Company information- Offeror's company name, DUNS, full address, point of contact, title, phone number, and email address. Name: Address: Contact Person: Phone number: Email address: DUNS number: Cage Code Number: Company website if available: 2. Business Type Please put a check mark or circle around the type of business you are below: a) Large b) 8(a) c) HubZone d) Small Business e) Small Disadvantaged Business f) Woman Owned Small Business g) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business h) Veteran Owned Small Business ***Note - All Veteran Owned Businesses must be registered in VetBiz at: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/general_user/register/default.asp to be considered a Veteran Owned Business. Socioeconomic status (whether Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, 8(a), Woman Owned, Small Disadvantaged, etc.). If stating SDVOSB or VOSB status, your company must be verified with the seal/icon or show pending verification in VetBiz Registry (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov//) to be considered as a SDVOSB or VOSB source. 3. How long has your company provided these services? See attached Past Performance. 4. Provide information for any current or past VA contracts for these products and services. 5. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management at WWW.SAM.GOV? The NAICS code for the procurement is 339116, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Any future RFP will be conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. The Government may elect to award a IDIQ Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from the solicitation. Responses to this market survey should be emailed to andrew.misfeldt@va.gov No telephone responses will be accepted. Please provide a detailed response to the below Statement of Work stating how you can meet all aspects stated. It is requested that responses be received no later than 1:00 pm Central, Feburary 8 2021. No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only. Vendors interested in providing an offer will have to respond to a separate solicitation announcement. STATEMENT OF WORK The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO) Dental Service in Fayetteville, AR and Springfield, MO are requiring services for fabrication and repair of Dental Fixed and Removable Prostheses. The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to fabricate and repair Dental Fixed and Removable Prostheses for dental patients eligible for treatment at the VHSO Dental Service, delivering in a manner specified by the Schedule for Deliverables. Vendor must have current National Association of Dental Laboratories Certification. Vendor must have certified dental laboratory technicians with current certification/licenses on staff. General Requirements: Primary Laboratory Services Contractor shall provide the following dental laboratory services to the VHSO Dental Service. The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to complete each item. For every task listed in the solicitation, the Contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any) and associated costs. Service(s) that is/are not listed in this solicitation must be added as a fixed price Service Line Item Number (SLIN). All contract modifications must be completed by the VA Contracting Officer. Fabrication of Valplast Partials Repairs of Valplast Partials Fabrication of Cast Metal Partials Repair of Cast Metal Partials Fabricate Crowns for Implant Abutments Fabrication of Gold and Porcelain Crowns Fabrication of Removable Complete Dentures and Partial Dentures Augmented Laboratory Services VHSO Dental Service may request augmented services. The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to complete each item. Contractor shall provide the following dental laboratory services to the VHSO Dental Service. For every task listed in the solicitation, the Contractor shall identify in writing all necessary subtasks (if any) and associated costs. Service(s) that is/are not listed in this solicitation must be added as a fixed price Service Line Item Number (SLIN). All contract modifications must be completed by the VA Contracting Officer. Fixed Prosthetic Crowns (precious, non-precious, Porcelain fused to Metal (PFM) Ceramic) Traditional acrylic partials with wire clasps Crowns for implants Splints Mouth Guards Processed Hard and Soft Relines or Rebases Porcelain fused to metal crowns and bridges All gold crowns and bridges All ceramic crowns and bridges Processed provisional crowns and bridges Diagnostic wax-up and design services for removable and fixed prosthodontics Pre-fabricated and custom abutments for implants Implant supported crowns and bridges Maryland bridges Precision milled retentive bars Precision and semi-precision attachments Cast gold post and cores Partial denture frameworks Implant supported complete and partial dentures Relines and Repairs The Contractor shall provide all materials and supplies necessary to complete each item. Acceptable supplies for removable prosthodontics include: Lucitone 199 denture acrylic and Dentsply Portrait denture teeth. Acceptable supplies for fixed prosthodontics include: type 3 gold, noble metals and quality porcelain systems such as IPS Empress, Procera, and Zirconia. REQUIRED CRITERIA The Contractor shall provide items that meet the quality, esthetic and functional requirements of the patient. All dentures and partials will carry a patient identification. The Contractor shall be familiar with mould guides by Dentsply Portrait and with shade guides by Dentsply Portrait. Materials utilized shall be from ISO 9001/CE registered companies. The Contractor shall use procedures, techniques, and current technology, which are considered to meet Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines. The Contractor shall not subcontract any of VHSO dental laboratory services for the duration of the contract. The following materials shall be used in the fabrication of dental prostheses: Complete Dentures/Removable Partial Dentures Lucitone 199 acrylic resin Color coloration or equivalent Occlusal Scheme: Monoplane, linear Anatomic, full balanced Lingualized, linear 33 */monoplane 30 *rational Functional/rational Tooth material: Dentsply Portrait The Contractor shall at no additional expense to VHSO, re-make all dental items that are not correct, cannot be properly seated, or flawed due to Contractor error. If, in the case of porcelain work, the porcelain shatters within twelve months of fabrication, it shall be considered flawed and remade at no additional expense to VHSO. The Contractor's laboratory shall provide: Case consultation with individual VHSO Dentists Responsive and knowledgeable customer service representatives at no cost Patient identification placed on all dentures and partials that consists of initial of last name and last four numbers of social security number Fabrication and repairs conducted in-house/on-site No charge for daily pick-up, tracking and delivery services Oversight and administration of pick-up and delivery services Establish and maintain a record keeping system that will track deliveries to VHSO Dental Service and the return of services requested from the Contractor's location of service Detailed Personalized Prescription Pads Shipping containers, packing materials and shipping labels Adherence to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) infection control guidelines for all incoming and outgoing cases. A Quality Assurance Program: Quality Assurance Process (QA) that will guarantee a product that meets the patient's natural esthetics & superior fit with minimal chair time. Use of materials purchased from ISO 9001/CE registered companies. No lead products or by-products will be used in any fabrications or repairs. Contractor shall perform internal technical audits to ensure consistent, high quality, and timely restorations. The Contractor's laboratory shall use procedures, techniques, and current technologies, which are consistent with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. All prostheses will be fabricated in the United States of the America using materials approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES The Contractor shall provide blank prescription forms to VHSO Dental Service to be completed by the prescribing dentist. VHSO Dentists will provide dental service prescriptions, accurate impressions and bite registrations. The form shall include the following information: Initial of the last name, Last 4 digits of patients Social Security number, Last 2 digits of the birth year (@####-##) Type of prosthesis to be fabricated and any additional instructions Attending dentist Date prosthesis sent Return Date Special instructions If a prescription is not legible or clearly understood, the contractor must contact the VHSO Chief or treating dentist to obtain a clear and legible prescription. Impressions, teeth, prescriptions, finished product, etc. shall: Be picked up from VHSO Dental Service daily with delivery/arrival to Contractor's laboratory within twenty-four hours or shipping boxes and pre-paid postage labels with next day service will be provided by the contractor. Completed work shall meet the Schedule of Deliverables for the laboratory services listed below and returned/delivered to VHSO Dental Service within twenty-four hours. The completion working days commence upon the twenty-four hour receipt of requested services. Daily pick-up and deliveries shall be accomplished Monday through Friday (working days), 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (working hours), excluding Federal Holidays and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday unless overnight mail service is used. Primary Laboratory Services-- shall be completed no later than ten (10) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor shall give notice to the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO Dental Service, VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. Augmented Laboratory Services-- shall be completed no later than ten (10) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor shall give notice to the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO Dental Service, VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. Relines and Repairs-- shall be completed no later than four (4) working days from the day of arrival at the laboratory unless agreed upon with the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer. If timeframes cannot be met, the Contractor shall give notice to the VHSO Dentist(s), VHSO Dental Service, VHSO designee, or Contracting Officer for rescheduling patients. QUALIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall furnish an up-to-date list of all certified/licensed Dental Laboratory Technicians and Dentists that are assigned laboratory work from VHSO Dental Service. The list of certification/licensure shall be updated every six months and provided to the VHSO Contracting Officer's Technical Representative as needed and/or certified as accurate and complete. The Contractor's laboratory shall be certified by the National Association of Dental Laboratories. A current copy of certification shall be provided to VHSO Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. Personnel assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be certified dental laboratory technicians by National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) or other similar certification by a certified or recognized training institution. The Contractor shall provide certification/licensure to the VHSO Contracting Officer's Representative as needed and/or certified as accurate and complete every six months.