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Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine both large and small business sources capable to provide a Cost per Patie... Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine both large and small business sources capable to provide a Cost per Patient Reportable Result (CPRR) Blanket Purchase Agreement to a single Contractor for Automated Hemoglobin A1c Instrumentation. Services per this notice is under NAICS 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees. BACKGROUND: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time. Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23 is not at this time seeking offers and will not accept unsolicited offers. Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer. OBJECTIVE: This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334516. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: Please see attached DRAFT - Statement of Work for full description of this service request. It is the intent of the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Automated Hemoglobin A1c Instrumentation. The Government will award a Cost per Patient Reportable Result (CPRR) BPA to a single Contractor for Automated Hemoglobin A1c Instrumentation. PRICING NOT REQUIRED FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 270,000.00 JB __________________ __________________ Hemoglobin A1c Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR) PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J066 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment GRAND TOTAL __________________ PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: VISN 23 Facilities and Address Fargo VA Health Care System 2101 Elm Street N. Fargo ND 58102 VA Nebraska-Western Iowa (NWI) Health Care System - Omaha 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105 NWI Grand Island 2201 N. Broadwell Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803 NWI - Lincoln 420 Victory Park Dr. Lincoln, NE 68510 Sioux Falls VA Health Care System 2501 W. 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 St. Cloud VA Health Care System 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303 VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road, Fort Meade, SD 57741 VA Black Hills Hot Springs 500 N. Fifth St., Hot Springs, SD 57747 VA Central Iowa Health Care 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 VISN 23 sites not currently ordering from this BPA but are eligible if situations changes with a completed modification to this BPA. Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246 Minneapolis VA Health Care System One Veteran Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 Twin Ports VA Clinic 3520 Tower Ave, Superior, WI Rapid City VA Clinic 3626 5th St, Rapid City, SD POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK: See attached DRAFT Statement of Work RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list: 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 334516. Please indicate whether you hold a VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), GSA (FSS) or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number and when it expires. SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES: No phone calls please. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time. Responses shall be sent via email only by 11/06/2024 at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time to: Dennis Salmonsen Contracting Specialist/Officer E-mail: dennis.salmonsen@va.gov