BABY POD 20 INFANT TRANSPORT DEVICE

Page 4 of 4 *=Required Field Page 1 of 4 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 on behalf of Fayetteville VAMC is conducting Market Research through this source sought notice to help determine the availability of qualified Businesses, capable of providing one (1) AHT-BPOD20-001 Babypod 20 (Includes Vacuum Mattress, Shock Absorbent Foam Sets, Straps, Protective Cover & single TransWarmer Mattress) brand name. All respondents shall indicate the following:

Whether or not they are small business manufacturers of the products they wish to offer, or Is your company interested in providing a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) quote or Open Market (indicate FSS contract #)? Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes.

Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services that are registered under the same or a related NAICS code with the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE); Provide the certification type (SDVOSB/VOSB), Federal Identification Number, and state of incorporation for each. Do you plan on responding to a solicitation for this requirement with a Joint Venture utilizing multiple owned companies as majority or non-majority owner? Yes

No

If yes, please identify which companies are considering a Joint Venture and the ownership of each company. Failure to provide the above information may result in the potential offeror being considered incapable of meeting the VA s needs If the contractor can provide the above item, the contractor shall provide a letter from the manufacturer stating they are an authorized distributor/licenser of their products.

Failure to submit an authorized distributor letter shall result in the product(s) potentially offered to be considered grey market and shall not be considered technically acceptable. The capability statements received from this market research are for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research, and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research.

The Government will not assume any costs incurred by the contractor in the preparation of responses. All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than March 12th, at 10:00AM EST to the attention of: Lakeva.cousins@va.gov Please title the subject line for all responses as: Sources Sought Baby Pod 20 36C246-24-AP-2195.