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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY NuTrace Brand Sterile Laser Engraver Maintenance Service Location of Service VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30th St. Des Moines, Iowa 50310 This is a sour... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY NuTrace Brand Sterile Laser Engraver Maintenance Service Location of Service VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30th St. Des Moines, Iowa 50310 This is a sources sought notice only and it is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gain knowledge of qualified potential contractors and their socio-economic size classification in accordance with NAICS code 811210 . NAICS Code 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. See the statement of work excerpt below. Services To Be Provided General: The vendor will provide the necessary manpower and supervision to properly execute the repair and preventative maintenance of the sterile process laser engraver, scanner and associated equipment and software. The vendor must furnish all tools and materials (e.g. service manuals, diagnostic software, etc.) required to maintain the equipment to manufacturer specifications. A Field Service Report (FSR) must be provided to the Central Iowa VAHCS s facility contact or designee after each repair. Maintenance and Repair: All repairs will be performed between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm CST, Monday thru Friday, except Federal Holidays. If work must be performed outside of normal business hours ( over-time billable work), The vendor must obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer. If such work is at the cost of the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System, Contracting Officer Approval must be obtained by the vendor prior to performing any work outside of scope of this contract. The vendor will provide all parts for repairs performed by vendor qualified technician. The vendor will provide telephone technical support at no additional charge to the VA. The vendor responds to service calls via telephone immediately, and will arrive on-site for repair within 24 hours of placing a service call by the VA. The vendor will provide preventive maintenance and cleaning with trained staff member at manufacturer specified intervals, but no less than semi-annually. Preventative Maintenance will be to the original equipment manufacturing procedure. All parts that are to be replaced by the, cleaning, lubricating, inspection, calibration and other procedures will be performed be manufacturers specifications will be performed. A copy of the manufacturers preventative maintenance procedure will be provided to the Facility Point of Contact. Loaner Equipment If unit needs to be shipped to the manufacturer for repairs, the vendor will provide a loaner unit at no additional charge. The vendor will uninstall, pack, and ship unit for repair and loaner unit at the cost of the vendor. This applies to when the unit for repair is uninstalled and loaner unit is installed and when the loaner unit is uninstalled and the repaired unit is installed. This activity will be coordinated with the Facility Point of Contact. After a review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted to Contract Opportunities. A response to this notice is not an adequate reply to the forthcoming solicitation. To reply to this Request for Information, email this completed document to the following; Jennifer Watkins-Schoenig Contract Specialist Email: Jennifer.watkins-schoenig@va.gov Please fully complete each section of the survey below. Company Name: _____________________________________________________________ Company Address: ___________________________________________________________ DUNS Number: _____________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: ____________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________________________ Socio-economic Classification in Accordance with NAICS Code 811210: (check all that apply) Small Business Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Verified SDVOSB by www.vip.vetbiz.gov Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verified VOSB by www.vip.vetbiz.gov Small Disadvantage Business Women-owned Small Business Economically Disadvantaged Small Business HUBZone 8(a) Certified You may attach a Capability Statement or provide a brief: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with 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.