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This notice is amended on 2/21/2024, as follows: The purpose of this Sources Sought Amendment is to extend the response due date from 2/20/2024 to 2/23/2024 at 9:00 AM (CST). The due date for submissi... This notice is amended on 2/21/2024, as follows: The purpose of this Sources Sought Amendment is to extend the response due date from 2/20/2024 to 2/23/2024 at 9:00 AM (CST). The due date for submission of all Questions is extended from 2/19/2024 to 2/21/2024 at 4:00 PM (CST). ***End of amendment*** 1. Title: Deliver and Install BioFire FilmArray Torch Modules 2. Purpose: The Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) located at 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750 Houston, TX 77056-5643, hereby issues the following Sources Sought, Request for Information (RFI) with the intent of determining the contractor interest, capabilities, qualifications of potential businesses, nonmanufacturer rule compliance, Buy American Act compliance, Trade Agreement compliance and estimated industry pricing information for market research and estimated budgetary purpose for the name brand or equal product. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, and materials, necessary to provide the VHSO with (2) additional BioFire FilmArray modules compatible with the existing BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Torch System. No training required. This Sources Sought is published for market research purposes. This Sources Sought will be used to determine if a set-aside for any small business program is appropriate. Government anticipates firm fixed price contract; this notice will assist in determining whether competition exists. Please review this announcement, respond to questions below and review all attachments in their entirety. Government requests that interested offerors complete all questions below, provide required documentation, descriptive literature and authorization letter as described below. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement. 3. Objective: To find qualified and certified contractors with the capability deliver and install new BioFire FilmArray modules compatible with the existing BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Torch System. The requirement consisting of the following Name Brand products that includes but not limited to (see attached Draft Statement of Work for product specifications): Item Description Quantity Part no. HTFA-ASY-0002 FILMARRAY TORCH DUPLEX MODULE BOX 1 Part no. HTFA-ASY-0003 FILMARRAY TORCH MODULE BOX 2 4. Place of Performance: Veterans Healthcare Systems of the Ozarks (VHSO), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service 1100 N. College Ave. Fayetteville, AR 72703 5. Responses Requested: The Government requires all the following information and questions answered in this RFI/SS: Questions and information that is not provided shall be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Information and contractor shall not be considered as part of the market research. a. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and www.SAM.gov Unique Entity Identification Number. b. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 334516? d. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or are a distributor of the items being researched above? e. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). f. Do you (Contractor) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if you are a nonmanufacturer? Does the size of your firm exceed 500 employees? Is your firm primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale retail trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied? Does your firm take ownership or possession of the item(s) with your personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? Will you supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States? g. Do you (Contractor) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule? h. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed at the www.SAM.gov website? Please provide evidence with response annotating country of origin for Medical Vacuum. i. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed at the www.SAM.gov website? Please provide evidence with response annotating country of origin for Medical Vacuum. j. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested. Is there a comparable, replacement product that is compatible in form, fit and function, with the existing BioFire FilmArray Torch System? Does the use of the existing BioFire FilmArray Torch System prohibit the use of a comparable brand? Is the comparable product manufactured outside the United States? Are comparable, domestic products available? k. Information for the name brand or equal product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under trade agreement? l. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the name brand or equal product? m. For the name brand or equal product required, Is your company available under any; Government Wide Agency Contract (GWAC) General Services Administration Schedules (GSA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) If so, please list the contract number for name brand or equal product. n. Provide descriptive literature demonstrating ability to meet all of the requirement/salient characteristics listed if other than brand name product is being offered. Please provide list of contracts for commercial, federal, state, and local governments. Listed contracts shall provide communication on the government requirement illustrating the capability for comparison to the name brand or equal product meeting the specific requirements per the draft Statement of Work. o. Request Contractors provide estimated industry pricing for name brand or equal products for market research and budgetary purpose in response to this notice. 6. Opportunity: The Government is seeking information from potential contractors on their ability to provide and install this supply. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Small Business Concerns are encouraged to provide responses to this Sources Sought in order to assist the Government in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry and set aside opportunities. Contractors shall possess the capability to provide all requirements and objectives. 7. Instructions and Response Guidelines: Sources Sought responses are due by 2/20/2024 at 9:00 AM (CST) via email to tammy.demille@va.gov . All Questions shall be submitted by 02/19/2024 at 9:00 AM (CST) via email to tammy.demille@va.gov . Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted. Public Information will not be provided and shall be utilized to the full extent possible. This a New Requirement. The subject line shall read: 36C25624Q0488-RFI-Sources Sought- BioFire FilmArray Torch Modules-Fayettville, AR. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. There is no page limitation on subparagraphs 5(a) - 5(o). Please provide the information you deem relevant in order to respond to the specific inquiries of the Sources Sought. Information provided will be used solely by the Government as "market research" and will not be released outside of the Government Purchasing and Contract Team. This Sources Sought notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. All information contained in this Sources Sought is preliminary as well as subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Contracting Opportunities (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) website or GSA. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought, or future RFP/RFQ. 8. Contact Information: Contract Support Specialist: Tammy DeMille Email address: tammy.demille@va.gov Your responses to this notice are appreciated. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may provide answers, responses and give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence and responses must be furnished in enough detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements.