Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PRICING, DELIVERY, THE MA... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PRICING, DELIVERY, THE MARKET, AND CAPABILITIES IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI FOR PLANNING PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Notice / RFI only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice / RFI is to gain information about potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 325120 (size standard of 1,200 Employees). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI, further RFIs and/or a solicitation or other announcements may be published. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking sources capable of providing repetitive delivery of various medical gases requirements for multiple VA Medical Centers. The list of DRAFT characteristics is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, of the supplies/services that are required. If your company is interested and capable of providing the required supplies/services, please provide the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Submit your capabilities statement illustrating how your organization can/cannot meet the list of DRAFT/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/SOW requirements. For instances where your company cannot meet the DRAFT/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/SOW requirement(s), please explain. For instances where your company can meet the DRAFT/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/SOW requirement(s), please show how your company meets/exceeds each requirement. (2) Please review the list of DRAFT/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/SOW requirements and provide any additional feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (3) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (4) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified in this RFI? (5) Are you the manufacturer, authorized distributor, and/or can your company provide a solution to the required supplies/services described in the list of DRAFT/SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS/SOW? (6) If you are a large business, do you have any designated/authorized distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of contact and size status (if available). (7) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified. (8) Limitations on Subcontracting: How does your business ensure compliance with the limitations on subcontracting as outlined in 13 CFR § 125.6? (9) Are the items you are identifying/providing considered Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) items as defined in FAR Part 2.101 under commercial items? (10) Non-Manufacturer Rule: If applicable, can you confirm your business complies with the Non-Manufacturer rule? Specifically, does your company: Provide a product from a small business manufacturer or processor? Not exceed 500 employees? Primarily engage in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied? Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? (11) Please indicate whether your product conforms to the requirements of the Buy American Act? (12) What is your lead time to deliver a single unit with all components? Is there scale in lead time with greater quantities? Please elaborate. (13) What is estimated life span of your solution? What support/services does that entail? (14) Does your proposed equipment have FDA clearance? Please specify what FDA clearance(s) have been obtained. (15) Does your organization offer a leasing solution? Please elaborate. (16) Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) GSA/NAC/SAC/BPA/NASA SEWP or any other Federal Government contract? If so, please provide the contract number(s). (17) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC/SAC/BPA/NASA SEWP or any other Federal Government contract holder, are all the items/solutions you are providing information about available on your schedule/contract? Please state if all or some items are available on the contract. (18) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. (19) Please provide your SAM.gov Unique Entity ID/Cage Code number. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to victor. oliveros@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Friday, July 29, 2024 by 15:00 PST. All responses to this Sources Sought/RFI will be used for planning purposes only. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice / RFI are not considered a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. If further RFIs and/or a solicitation or other announcement is issued as a result of the information provided from this RFI, all interested parties must respond to the specific posting separately IAW the specifications of that announcement. Statement of Work 1. Background and Scope: The purpose of this acquisition is the repetitive delivery of various medical gases for the VA Medical Center Greater Los Angeles (VAMCGLA), 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90073. This will support patient care and clinical activities at the VAMC Greater Los Angeles as well as all the Out-Patient Clinics (OPCs) in Greater Los Angeles County. The contractor shall pick up contractor-owned empty cylinders located in the Material Management cylinder cage and in the hallway marked Empty Cylinders B297, the gas cage, any clinic deliveries in the VAMCGLA as well as OPC(s) in North Hills, Bakersfield, East LA CBOC, Lancaster, LA Ambulatory Care, San Luis Obispo CBOC, Santa Barbara CBOC, Santa Maria CBOC, and Ventura VA Clinic as needed or requested. The contractor or sub-contractor shall make deliveries of full cylinders on scheduled delivery days (Tuesdays and Thursdays), ensuring seals and Full/In Use/Empty tags or barriers are in place as well as securing tanks with chains and ensuring the collection areas are locked or secured when they leave. This also includes gas deliveries to specialty care clinics in the VAMCGLA and OPC(s) as needed. The contractor shall furnish all labor and materials needed to complete the work at no cost to the VAMCGLA except as outlined in the contract. The contractor shall sign in and out of the facility with VAMCGLA warehouse staff. The contractor or sub-contractor will provide a bill of lading, manifest or other documents showing the materials delivered at the time of delivery. The contractor will also provide a monthly consolidated invoice clearly showing each line item and amount of each line item delivered for that month no later than the Monday of the first working week of the following month. The contractor shall respond via phone call or email the same day to requests made for specialized gases needed for medical procedures. The contractor must be able to deliver gases in emergent situations in a two-hour delivery time frame as needed by the VAMCGLA and OPC(s). 2. Security: All contractor personnel are required to wear identification (I.D.) badges during the entire time they are at VAMCGLA and/or on its grounds. I. D. badges must, at minimum, include the picture of the contractor s employee, first and last name of the employee, and the name of the contractor on each I.D. badge. It is the responsibility of the contractor s personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking area. Parking information is available at the VA Police Department. The VA Police Department will not invalidate or make reimbursement for parking violations of the contractor's personnel under any circumstance. Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 1 NS M-50 (NITROUS OXIDE USP 50LB) 30 2 NS M-AE (NITROUS OXIDE USP AE) 0 3 NS M-E (NITROUS OXIDE USP E)  203 4 OX M-AE(OXYGEN USP AE)  52 5 OX M-AEGNGOPTI (OXYGEN USP AE GRABNGO OPTI)  5035 6 OX M-AEGNGVNTG (OXYGEN USP AE GRABNGO VANT 190 7 OX M-E (OXYGEN USP E 0 8 OX M-K (OXYGEN USP K  0 9 OX MLC160-22 (OXYGEN LIQUID 160L  0 10 OX MLC230-350 (OXYGEN USP 230L  0 11 EMERGENCY DELIVERY (AFTER HOURS, HOLIDAYS OR SAME DAY EMERGENCY DELIVERY  0 12 DELIVERY  75 13 02 HOOKUP (02 HOOKUP SEPULVEDA)  0 14 RNTU410 (MED HIGH PRESSURE <50CF)  3675 15 RNTU411 (MED HIGH PRESSURE <50CF W/XRS  23011 16 RNTU430 (MED HIGH PRESSURE< 50CF  2265 17 RNTU471 (MED LIQUID 100-199LT  66 18 RNTU510 (SPEC HIGH PRESSURE<100CF  44 19 RNTU531 (SPEC HIGH PRESSURE ALUM<200CF  22 20 RNTU545 (SPEC ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE 6K 488 Delivery Locations: WEST LA VA CAMPUS 11301 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90073-5786 SEPULVEDA VA CAMPUS 16111 Plummer Street North Hills, CA 91343-2036 BAKERSFIELD CBOC 1801 Westwind Drive Bakersfield, CA 93301 EAST LA CBOC 5426 East Olympic Blvd CITY OF COMMERCE, CA 90040 LANCASTER CBOC 340 East Avenue I Suite 108 LANCASTER, CA 93535-1941 LA AMBULATORY CARE Center 351 EAST TEMPLE STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 SAN LUIS OBISBO CBOC 1288 Moro Street Suite 200 SAN LUIS OBISBO, CA 93401 SANTA BARBARA CBOC 4440 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93110 SANTA MARIA CBOC 1550 East Main Sreet Santa Maria, CA 93454 VENTURA VA CLINIC 5250 Ralston Street Ventura, CA 93003