Boise VA Aspirators

Sources Sought The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Small Business Manufacturers, other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing items requested. The intended contract is a firm-fixed price contract.

A SBA Non-Manufacturer Rule Waiver will not apply if this requirement is set-aside for small business. It does apply to all other socioeconomic small business categories. Boise VA Medical Center is procuring Gastric Drainage Aspirators. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to Denise.Patches@va.gov.

1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and SAM UEI.

2) Please identify your company’s size in comparison to the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339112 Surgical & Medical Instrument Manufacturing. This notice is to determine the marketplace for this specific requirement. The largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs is no more than 1,250 Employees.

Please indicate whether you are a Small Business, SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business Manufacturer, Other Small Business, or Large Business, and whether you are the manufacturer of the item listed below. [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business Manufacturers [ ] yes [ ] no All other Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other than Small Business 3) The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources 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 will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.

Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application in the System for Award Management (SAM).

4) Any Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. 5) Only authorized representatives/providers of the manufacturer will be considered. Equipment must be new, no used or refurbished equipment accepted.

Please provide a proof of authorized dealer or reseller letter from manufacturer. ) If you are the manufacturer, do you have any designated or authorized distributors? If so, please provide their name, telephone, point of contact and size status (if available). 6) This is a “brand name or equal” requirement . As such, the salient characteristics reflect the physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet to satisfy the Government’s needs.

To be considered for any potential solicitation, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must: Identify the manufacturer name (OEM) and manufacturer part number, as well as any warranty information. Please provide a courtesy quote in response to this request to evaluate price reasonableness for any set-aside determination. Please provide the country of origin. It is the intent of the VA to use the information gathered for market research purposes only.

If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Contracting Opportunities website located at www.sam.gov or GSA eBuy. Responses are due by 03/20/2025 10:00 AM PST, to the Point of Contact.

Point of Contact: Denise Patches Contract Specialist Denise.Patches@va.gov Background. This requirement is for 13 aspirators to replace those that have reached end of lifecycle. Scope. Purchase 13 replacement aspirators for use with patients in all inpatient units.

Salient Characteristics for Aspirators -Aspirators must have a one year warranty for material defects and workmanship. - Units must have a reusable and disposable bottle options - Units must generate up to -559mm Hg of vacuum pressure for suction of patients. -Unit must have a 26 lpm flow rate at open flow for patient suction. -Units must have 3” casters for easy maneuverability. - Units must have at least a 6’ electrical cord DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.

All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.