Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source (FAR 19.14)

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended str... This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Request for Information ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System in Dallas, Texas, intends to award a firm-fixed price contract, for the purchase of Sonosite X-Porte Ultrasound Kiosk System with Stand (See below Statement of Work for more information). The Government is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, small businesses, HUBZone small businesses and/or other large businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This notice of intent is for open market as well as Federal Supply Schedule items. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women-owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business, relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov or GSA E-Buy at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. ***Brand-name ONLY *** Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. If you are an authorized distributor or reseller, please provide a letter of authorization from the original equipment manufacturer. Please advise if you carry the products for this requirement. Please submit all information to Myrtis Clemons at Myrtis Clemons @va.gov no later than Friday, April 17, 2020, 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT). Statement of Work The Department of Veterans Affair Audie L Murpy VA Hospital Imaging Department affairs has a request for one (1) Sonosite X-porte brand name or equal requirement. Nomenclature Qty Unit Ultrasound Kiosk System with Stand 1 EA HFL50XP/15-6 MHZ Transducer 1 EA Service Manual 1 EA User Guide X-Porte, English (Paper and CD) 1 EA Ultrasound System Service Manual 1 EA 5 Year Warranty 60 Months Standard Coverage Warranty 1 EA 5 Year Software Maintenance Warranty 1 EA Salient Characteristics: Monitor must be 19 inches and able to turn and tilt for easy group viewing Must contain VGA or HDMI output Must have Integrated DVR to record up to 60 minutes of scans per session Must contain adjustable height feature Monitor must be able to fold down Period of Performance 30 Days ARO Place(s) of Performance: Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital Imaging Services at ALM Scope: The vendor shall provide 7 windows workstations and to include monitors, keyboard, mouse and PIV card readers The systems shall meet or exceed the follow specifications Windows 7 64 bit or above Intel Core i5 processor 250 Gb SSD hard drive 8 gig of RAM DVD drive Sound Card 20 Display 5 year next business day onsite hardware support with Defective Media Retention for workstation Appropriate video card Gigabit network adapter (wired) The vendor shall provide two Dymo Label Writers (450 Twin Turbo) Installation is not required as part of this project