554 (Lab) | New Requirement | Sakura Lab Slide Stainer Maintenance

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide Comprehensive Maintenance on laboratory equipment for Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, 1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045-7211.

The contractor shall provide test equipment, parts, standards, labor, supervision, technical manuals, transportation necessary to perform preventive maintenance service per the original manufacturer s specifications and any emergency repair services needed for the equipment listed below:

a) Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus Automated Slide Stainer S/N: 61700288-0619 VA Equipment Entry (EE)

Number: 554 MX1981095 b) Tissue-Tek Glass Coverslipper S/N: 65000520 VA Equipment Entry (EE)

Number: 554 MX1981089 The NAICS code is 811210 Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment Instruments and Laboratory Equipment and Small Business Size Standard is $34 million. In response to this announcement, please provide the information below. If this information is not provided, then it will be assumed the entire requirement cannot be met:

NAICS Code:

811210 Company Name:

Address: UEI (Unique Entity ID)

Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email: Business Size Information - Select all that applies: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HUBZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business Large Business FSS/GSA Contract Holder:

Yes No FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date: Proposed solution is listed and available on the above FSS/GSA Contract: Yes No Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Market Rearch Questions: Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a: Domestic end product?

(%) Foreign end product?

(%)

Questions for Small Businesses ONLY: Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company?

If > 0, what is company s business size:

If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23):

Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33): Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [Â ] yes [Â ] no Does your company exceed 500 employees? [Â ] yes [Â ] no If yes, list # of employees:

Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [Â ] yes [Â ] no Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [Â ] yes [Â ] no Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [Â ] yes [Â ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer s name?

The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for quote (RFQ). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer.

If your organization can provide all services of this potential requirement and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Devin Reichert, Devin.Reichert@va.gov, Contracting Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 and NCO19lab@va.gov  with a statement describing your capabilities and completed table above.

The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. The deadline for this information to be received is 09:00 AM Mountain Time, 04/21/2025.