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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal to the Acuderm Acu-Evac IE Smoke Evacuator by Acuderm. This notice ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal to the Acuderm Acu-Evac IE Smoke Evacuator by Acuderm. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 334513 - Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334513 and Size Standard of 750 employees. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking vendors who can provide Brand Name or Equal to the Acuderm Acu-Evac IE Smoke Evacuator manufacture by Acuderm per the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). The vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. See attached draft SOW. INSTRUCTIONS: RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Primary Information: Company Name: Point of Contact (POC) name: Email address: Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 334513. If a SD/VOSB set-aside is determined to be issued for this request, will you be able to comply with VAAR 852.219-76 for supplies? Please see attached clause for your reference. Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. Item(s) Country Manufactured in If you are not the manufacture of the requested product, do you have an Authorized Distributorship Letter issued from the manufacturer (If applicable)? The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. Response is due by Thursday, March 08, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. Please submit e-mail responses to Ms. Janetra Johnson, Contract Specialist, at email address: Janetra.johnson@va.gov. Please place Brand Name or Equal to the Acuderm Acu-Evac IE Smoke Evacuator in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 4.00 EA __________________ __________________ ACU-EVAC IE-1 STARTER PKG,C/O LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: STARTER-IE1 0002 20.00 EA __________________ __________________ FILTER,MAIN,EVAC IE,& II E-SUR LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: M1-FILTER 0003 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ TX NOZZLE PACK, EVAC HOSE 9" LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: TXPACK 0004 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ PACKAGING & HANDLING LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: SHIPPING GRAND TOTAL __________________ NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought notice