Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - ALEXANDRIA In Support of the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Healthcare Systems (SLVHS) REQUEST FOR QUOTE 36C25621Q0637 Manometry Cathete... Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - ALEXANDRIA In Support of the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Healthcare Systems (SLVHS) REQUEST FOR QUOTE 36C25621Q0637 Manometry Catheter. This requirement is total set aside for SDVOSB purchase. Background: The Southeastern Louisiana VA Healthcare Systems (SLVHS) is requesting Manometry Catheter as listed below in the Salient Characteristics. Place of Performance: Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, 2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA. 70119. Item # Description/Part Number/Service* Qty Price Extended Amount 0001 Salient Characteristics for MANOSCAN ESO Z CATHETER, Equivalent to: Covidien Sales, LLC, Model 3890 (1), 0002-HRM CATHETER EXTENDED WARRANTY, Equivalent to: Covidien Sales, LLC Model 80372 (1),: Suggested Manufacturer Brand Name; Covidien Manufacturers or EQUIVALENT as listed is salient characteristics below: ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES: The Catheter must have enhanced sensitivity which provide useful results that help support confident diagnosis, must enable full evaluation of the motor functions of the esophagus, must have at a minimum, one year warranty on parts and labor. Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor’s performance. REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Quote is to establish pricing restricted to certified SDVOSB sources. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFQ if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFQ if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. Vendors are requested to submit pricing with their responses. The pricing will be considered when determining fair and reasonable pricing and the best value to the government. Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to Shannon.west1@va.gov. Please respond to this RFQ no later than 04/02/2021 at 10:00 AM. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFQ.