WATER TESTING, LV & TP, 589-24-2-3444-0023

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. THE VA IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS.

GENERAL: This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice, issued in accordance with FAR 15.201(e), to conduct market research. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute either a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP); nor is it a promise to issue an RFQ/RFP in the future. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept any unsolicited proposals. Responders, and not the Government, will pay for any costs incurred while responding to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. Vendors who don t respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice may still participate in any future RFQ/RFP. Information submitted in response to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice is strictly voluntary and becomes the property of the Government.

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The VA Heartland Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 is looking for Small Business concerns, registered under the Product Service Code (PSC) of H246 (Equipment and Materials Testing Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment) and NAICS code of 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), in SAM, that can provide Water Purification Testing.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: The Eastern Kansas Health Care Services (EKHCS) campuses of Leavenworth, KS and Topeka, KS are looking for vendor to perform monthly bacterial water testing from environmental sources that will comply with requirements from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) TIR 34 Guidelines for the purpose of monitoring utility and critical water sources.

These water sources are essential to all reprocessing steps of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD) within Sterile Processing Services (SPS). This request is to provide water testing to both EKHCS campuses for Sterile Processing Services SPS Department as well as the Dental Departments at both campuses. If you are interested, meet the above requirement, and can provide the required service, email your response to albert.cheeksJr@va.gov no later than Thursday, March 22, 2024.