Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT for TPX OR Hand Drills, Brand-Name or Equal DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VISN 23 Source Sought: The VA is seeking business sources qualified to provide some... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT for TPX OR Hand Drills, Brand-Name or Equal DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VISN 23 Source Sought: The VA is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed below as Brand Name or Equal. This is NOT a solicitation. INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY: Please submit response no later than 10:00am CST Tuesday, November 26, 2024 All responses and questions must be emailed to Alberta.Mickells@va.gov and must include in the subject line: Sources Sought TPX OR HAND Drills 36C26325Q0195 POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address. 2. State if your firm distributes the Brand Name items, or Equal items. 3. SAM UEI number. 4. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code 339112 that your firm can provide Brand Name or Equal TPX OR Hand Drills 5. State if your firm is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small disadvantaged business. 6. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other ). 7. Provide a letter from the manufacturer verifying your firm is an authorized distributor. 8. Provide the country of origin for each of the required items. REQUIRED ITEM and Salient Characteristics: Contractor shall provide BD brand-name only TPX OR HAND Drills equipment and it must be compatible with the current system in use by the Iowa City VA Medical Center: Functional/Performance/Specification General Equipment Name: OR Hand Drills Description & Salient Characteristics OR Hand Drills are a commonly used surgical instrument for orthopedic and trauma procedures. Drill speed must be a maximum of 50,000 RPM. Must have a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Attachments and batteries must be capable of quick attach and detach. Weight of drills must be between 2-3 pounds. Sagittal saw must include a rotating, indexing head for maximum blade positions. Must have an integrated safety mechanism to prevent accidental activation. Must be capable of withstanding autoclave sterilization. No tools required to load burs or blades. Power system must be operational with hand switch and/or foot pedal. Must be compatible with CORE console. Must have a removeable hand switch allowing the same handpiece to be used for multiple functions. Must have a dedicated wire driver allowing surgeons to grab wire with 60% less exposure. Cord must have a stick resistant coating. Hand switch must be made of metal. Must have a run/safe switch. Required Individual Line Items & Quantity of Items (8 each) TPX Cord (4 each) TPX Universal Driver (4 each) TPX Sagittal Saw (4 each) TPX Electric Wire Driver (4 each) Adjustable Pin Collet (4 each) Wire Collet (4 each) Small AO Drill (4 each) ¼ Drill with Jacobs Chuck (4 each) 5/32 Drill with Jacobs Chuck (4 each) Micro Drill Medium Straight Attachment (8 each) TPX Hand switch (4 each) TPX Micro Drill (4 each) TPX Oscillating Saw (4 each) TPX Reciprocating Saw (4 each) T-Latch (4 each) Small Bone Solid Container Optional Line Items Trade-In Items (include make, model and serial # of all items to be used as a trade-in) - *Consult Logistics Product Specifications (CD, PDF or Word) Discount for Volume Purchase Expendable Supplies *Consult Logistics Maintenance and Full-Service Repair Contracts - *Consult BioMed Warranty Information - *Consult BioMed In Service Training BioMed Training *Consult BioMed Installation and/or De-Installation Services *Consult BioMed/Engineering/IRM as needed Delivery Requirements: All products should be ordered to arrive on or about February 16, 2025. Please include any shipping costs that are not included in the cost of the line items. DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL NOTICES: Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.) End of Description