Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer – Marion VAMC

Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer – Marion VA Medical Center ………. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice is intended only for information and planning purposes at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the requirements of the proposed action before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ). ………. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing an Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer for the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. ………. Please see the attached Statement of Work.

Feedback or suggestions are welcome. ………. For market research purposes, all responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of business size or socioeconomic category. Review of responses to this notice will support later refinement/determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available. ………. Interested companies can respond via email to matthew.curl@va.gov, with the following information:

(1) Company point of contact, including name, title, phone number, and email address.

(2) Company name, SAM.gov UEI number, small business/socioeconomic status of the company, and address of the applicable office.

(3) Provide marketing literature of the available product that meets the salient characteristics provided in the Statement of Work.

(4) State the country of origin of the product(s) referenced in the response.

(5) State whether the potential source is authorized distributor of the manufacturer’s product(s). Additional information may be requested by the Contracting Officer at a later time. ………. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought notice.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government shall in no way be bound to this information if a solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside, if applicable. However, if response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or FULL and OPEN competition will be considered.