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The Minneapolis VA Medical Center requires the purchase of an Ercolina SB48 Super Bendor and accessories with the salient characteristics listed below. This will be a Brand Name or Equal procurement. ... The Minneapolis VA Medical Center requires the purchase of an Ercolina SB48 Super Bendor and accessories with the salient characteristics listed below. This will be a Brand Name or Equal procurement. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only looking for businesses to provide the supplies listed below for market research purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR PRICING AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responses to this notice will be treated only as information for the Government to consider as part of their market research efforts. The information provided will be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy regarding possible set aside for Veteran Owned and other socio-economic categories of small business. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this notice and parties responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 333517, Machine Tool Manufacturing, with an SBA Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. If you are a vendor capable of providing the requested information and required supplies described below with competitive pricing, send your information with a description of proof of capability to: Alisha.Milander@va.gov on or before Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM Central Time. Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this Sources Sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy.  1. Please provide all socio-economic categories of your firm (e.g., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, Large Business, 8a, etc.) as well as your firm s SAM Unique Entity ID number (replaces DUNS number) and Government Contract POC. 2. Identify if your organization is the manufacturer of the requested supplies. If you are not the manufacturer, identify the manufacturer of the supplies that you will provide and their socio-economic category.  3. Identify whether any foreign-end products, as defined in FAR Provision 52.225-2, would be provided to meet this requirement. Fill out the certificate under FAR Provision 52.225-2(b), identifying the item and its country of origin. ( https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_225_2__d3401e52). If the product is a US domestic end product, write in USA for the item's country of origin. 4. State whether any of the requested supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.). 5. Address whether your organization meets the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406 (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFR0fca5207262de47/section-121.406#p-121.406(b)). 6. Provide estimated shipping and delivery information for the requested supplies (e.g. Expected lead time on delivery). *If applicable, FAR Provision 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses.* *If applicable, VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.* *If applicable, VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items, will apply to the potential solicitation.* DISCLAIMER This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought 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. The deadline for this information is 12:00 PM Central Time on, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Salient Characteristics for Draw Tube Bender The Minneapolis VA Medical Center is looking to procure an Ercolina SB48 Super Bender, or an equivalent piece of equipment and accessories. The accessories to any equivalent equipment included with your response shall bring the main piece of equipment up to the same level of functionality that would be achieved with the items listed. Quantity Item Code Description 1 SB48 SB48 Super Bender 2" Tube or 1-1/2" Pipe Capacity, 14,300.00 14,300.00 Control offers Multiple Program Storage With Individual Bend Angle and Springback Memory. 120 Volt Single Phase 1 A40/P Two Axis Positioning Table Standard 10 Foot Fits SB48, TB60 1 TUBEKIT2SR TUBEKIT2SR: Small radius tube kit from 3/4" to 1-1/2" Tube, 5 piece kit 1 153R067T0750 Center Former 67MM ( 2.6" ) CLR 3/4" Tube 1 154T0750 Counterbend Die Bronze, 3/4" Tube 1 153R056T0875 Center Former 56MM ( 2.2" ) CLR 7/8" Tube 1 154T0875 Counterbend Die Bronze, 7/8" Tube 1 153R067T1000 Center Former 67MM ( 2.6" ) CLR 1" Tube 1 154T1000 Counterbend Die Bronze, 1" Tube 1 153R082T1250 Center Former 82MM ( 3.2" ) CLR 1-1/4" Tube 1 154T1250 Counterbend Die Bronze, 1-1/4" Tube 1 153R100T1500 Center Former 100MM ( 3.9" ) CLR 1-1/2" Tube 1 154T1500 Counterbend Die Bronze, 1-1/2" Tube 1 153R036T0250 Center Former 36MM ( 1.4" ) CLR 1/4" Tube 1 154T0250 Counterbend Die Bronze, 1/4" Tube 1 153R036T0375 Center Former 36MM ( 1.4" ) CLR 3/8" Tube 1 154T0375 Counterbend Die Bronze, 3/8" Tube 1 153R036T0500 Center Former 36MM ( 1.4" ) CLR 1/2" Tube 1 154T0500 Counterbend Die Bronze, 1/2" Tube 1 153R036T0625 Center Former 36MM ( 1.4" ) CLR 5/8" Tube 1 154T0625 Counterbend Die Bronze, 5/8" Tube 1 154ST1500 Kit: Steel CB Backer and Polymer Counterbending Die Insert 1-1/2" Tube 1 CBBACKER1 Steel CB Die Bracket for Polymer Inserts 3/4-2" Diameter 1 154ST1500INS Polymer Counterbending Die Insert 1-1/2" Tube 6 FAP116/1 Screw, SSS M8 x1.25 x16 Dog Point 1 154ST1750INS Polymer Counterbending Die Insert 1-3/4" Tube 1 154ST1000INS Counter Bend Die Polymer Insert 1" Tube 1 154NT0750 Counter Bend Die Polymer 3/4" Tube 2 810 Ercolina Grease - 1 Can 1 BENSW-SUPER Bending Software Super Edition Is NOT an Electrical Conduit Bender MANDATORY MUST BE Non-Mandrel Rotary Bender Capable of Operating with 11V Outlet 1/4" to 2" diameter tubing Small Centerline Radius REQUIRED 2" Square tubing bending Solid profiles bending 2 axis bending table Has Casters Footprint of Base Machine fits within 22.5"L x 16.25"W REQUIRED due to limited shop space 2 axis bending table folds up out of the way Repeatability of complex bends Utilizes SE Bending software