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Page 3 of 3 This Sources Sought/Market Survey Notice is being conducted by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 at 124 E HWY 67 Suite 100, Duncanville, Texas 75137 to identify sources that are capa... Page 3 of 3 This Sources Sought/Market Survey Notice is being conducted by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 at 124 E HWY 67 Suite 100, Duncanville, Texas 75137 to identify sources that are capable of providing Bulk Oxygen Services for El Paso Veterans Health Care Service (EPVAHCS). Specification requirements. n/a ITEM # ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UI 0001 Bulk Oxygen: Main Bulk Oxygen Tank Contract Period: Base Year POP Begin: 10/01/2022 POP End: 09/30/2023 12 MO 0002 Bulk Oxygen: Backup Oxygen Tanks Contract Period: Base Year POP Begin: 10/01/2022 POP End: 09/30/2023 18 EA 0003 Bulk Oxygen: Liquefied Refrigerated Oxygen (2400 gallons) Contract Period: Base Year POP Begin: 10/01/2022 POP End: 09/30/2023 3.21 CF 0004 Bulk Oxygen Emergency Fill Fee (Emergency Fills to be used only as required) Contract Period: Base Year POP Begin: 10/01/2022 POP End: 09/30/2023 4 EA Background: Background: The El Paso Veterans Health Care Service (EPVAHCS).has a requirement to purchase Bulk Oxygen Services an authorized vendor to supply and deliver the item(s) identified in Table 2 above. Warranty and Support: The warranty and support must cover all components of the requirement in accordance with standard manufacturer s commercial warranty Delivery Location: EPVAHCS LOGISTICS SERVICE AT: 5001 N Piedras, El Paso, TX 79930 If this is a supply your business can provide, please respond to this Sources Sought Notice by 3:00 PM Central Time on Friday, 19 August 2022. 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 items 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) SAM UID 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 Ivan Torres, ivan.torres1@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.