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THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Sources Sought Notice only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 in order to conduct market research regarding the availab... THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Sources Sought Notice only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 in order to conduct market research regarding the availability of vendors. The information received from this notice will be used to determine if the resulting solicitation should be issued on a Full and Open Competition or Full and Open After Exclusion of Sources basis. This notice is issued solely for information and acquisition planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a guarantee to issue an RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. OVERVIEW: The Network Contracting Office 21, Prosthetic Service has an ongoing requirement for the pickup, delivery, storage and routine service/refurbishment of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) to veteran patients served at the seven medical centers and associated outpatient clinics listed in this document. The total number of DME delivered to Veterans is subject to change throughout the lifespan of this contract. Prior to the award, the Contractor must have Joint Commission of Health Care Organizations (Joint Commission) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accreditation or equivalent. Written documentation must be provided to support this requirement. The Government intends to award a minimum of one (1) firm fixed-priced Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract (IDIQ) contract pursuant to this solicitation. The awarded contract will be for a period of Five Years consisting of five (5), one-year ordering periods. Contractors desiring to submit an offer on this IDIQ must offer services to the catchment area described in paragraph 3.4. Services are required in the following areas: VISN 21 VA Healthcare System VA Central California Healthcare System (VACCHCS) serves the counties of: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, Kern, and San Luis Obispo California. The main VA facility is in Fresno California. VA Palo Alto Healthcare System (VAPAHCS) serves the counties of: Alameda, Calaveras, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus and Tuolumne, California. The main VA facility is in Palo Alto, California. VA San Francisco Healthcare System (VASFHCS) serves the counties of: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Sonoma, California. The main VA facility is in San Francisco. VA Northern California Healthcare Systems (VANCHCS) serves the counties of: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Napa, Placer, Sacramento, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba, California. The main VA facility is in Martinez , California. VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) serves the state of Nevada counties: Washoe, Humboldt, Pershing, Churchill, Mineral, Lyon, Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Esmeralda, Lander and Eureka; and serves the state of California counties: Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine, and Mono. The main VA facility is in Reno, Nevada. VA Southern Nevada HealthCare System (VASNHCS) serves the counties of: Clark, Lincoln, Esmerelda, Washington, Mojave and San Bernardino. The main facility is in Las Vegas, Nevada. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Only firms interested and capable should send their information and capability statement. Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions: Detail your firm’s capability to deliver the described services, ensuring you include responses to all “Specific Response Items” listed in the section below. Submit your response via email to Victoria Torres at victoria.torres@va.gov by the time specified in the sources sought. Telephone or facsimile responses will not be accepted or responded to. No marketing materials are allowed as part of this sources sought notice. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included in your submission that fall under this category. Any questions regarding requirements within the “Overview” should be listed separately from your response to the Government’s “Specific Response Items” listed below and should clearly identify the paragraph related to the question. SPECIFIC RESPONSE ITEMS: Responses to this notice must include all of the following information in order to receive consideration: General information about your company to include: Company Name: Company Address: Company DUNS: Company NAICS Code(s): Point of Contact Name: Point of Contact Phone Number: Point of Contact Email Address: Company Website (if available): Business Size/Type: (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business Concern) For SDVOSB/VOSB Only: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be registered and verified in VA’s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database, which is available at: https://vip.vetbiz.va.gov/, and must be small for the applicable NAICS code size standard. Please include a copy of your VetBiz certification with your response. Documentation to show that Contractor has Joint Commission of Health Care Organizations (Joint Commission) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accreditation or equivalent. Prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM prior to award of a contract. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is NO cost to use SAM. The attached is a DRAFT Performance Work Statement. Do not submit quotes; this notice is to acquire information only.