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THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 will be issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the procurement of an extracorporeal shockwave treat... THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 will be issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the procurement of an extracorporeal shockwave treatment system for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Please refer to the solicitation for a summary of the items requested and any additional procurement details. A Request for Quote using the following NAICS is contemplated: 334510 THIS RFQ SHALL BE 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Solicitation documents will be available on or about February 1, 2023. The solicitation will contain quote instructions. The Government intends to award one (1) firm-fixed priced contract. Questions regarding the solicitation shall be sent in writing to Edward.hunter@va.gov .

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(a) The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions (except clarifications). Therefore, the quoter s initial quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a pric... (a) The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions (except clarifications). Therefore, the quoter s initial quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible, lowest priced, technically acceptable quote that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for all non-cost factors. The following factors will be used to evaluate the quotes: 1) Factor 1 - Technical 2) Factor 2 Authorized Distributor 3) Factor 3 Delivery 4) Factor 4 Price 5) Factor 5 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subtracting response. In accordance with FAR 13.106, the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quote is the best overall offer to the government in terms of high technical capability, while also providing a competitive price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Responses may exceed requirements. Each response at a minimum must meet solicitation requirement statement. The government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes. FACTOR 1 Technical Quoter shall provide a description of the supplies/equipment to be quoted. The supplies/equipment shall be in accordance with the statement of work and/or salient characteristics for this solicitation. The following information is required: Descriptive literature to include warranties, special features, and characteristics, etc. The Government will rate more favorably quotes that meet or exceed the requirements of the supplies/equipment. The Government will rate less favorably quotes that do not give enough of a description of the supplies/equipment for the Government to determine if the supplies/equipment meets the requirements in the statement of work and/or salient characteristics. FACTOR 2 Authorized Distributor Quoter shall be the manufacturer of the system or shall provide an authorized distributor letter. Failure to provide an authorized distributor letter with your quote, will determine your quote incomplete and can be removed from further consideration FACTOR 3 Delivery Time The Government will review the lead time for delivery and completion. A shorter delivery time will be considered more favorable. FACTOR 4 Price The quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a price standpoint. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all contract line-items. FACTOR 5 852.219-78 VA Notice of Limitations on Subtracting Quoter shall review 852.219-78 clause, check each applicable box(s), and complete the certification on pages 17 and 18 of this solicitation. The quoter must select the applicable provision, identifying itself as either a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer. Quoter shall certify that if awarded the order, qualifies as a manufacturer or nonmanufacturer as stated herein. (End of Provision)

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Page 3 of 3 This is a Sources Sought only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is performing market research to determine if there are any vendors with economic... Page 3 of 3 This is a Sources Sought only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is performing market research to determine if there are any vendors with economic status of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Women Owned, and other Small Businesses that can provide the required Brand Name or Equal DuoLith SD1 T-Top Ultra to determine their availability, capability and adequacy. Responses to this Sources Sought will be used for market research purposes. This requirement is for the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 21) procurement to provide the DuoLith SD1 T-Top Ultra or equal to the Medical Treatment Facilities at Palo Alto. There is no solicitation document as this time. The NAICS is 334510 with Small Business size of 1,250 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. If you are responding as an SD/VOSB vendor, you must be verified on the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ AND your verification must indicate this NAICS code. Only firms interested and capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to Edward.hunter@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jan. 19, 2023. If interested, please provide the following information: Name of Company Point of Contact Name, phone number, and email address SAMS Unique Entity ID Number Socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included. SDVOSB/VOSB status and NAICS will be verified using VIP. Capability statement(s) Authorized Distributor Memo on Manufacturers letterhead Indicate if any other relevant information DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this sources sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a source sought notice. See attached draft Saliant Characteristics.