4110--Vaccine Refrigerators

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the supplies described below. VA Long Beach Healthcare System located in 5901 East 7th street, Long Beach, CA 90822 is seeking to purchase five (5) vaccine medical grade refrigerators. Refrigerators must have salient characteristics listed below or be equal to TempArmour brand vaccine refrigerator model# BFRV84. Salient Characteristics Refrigerator must be chest style Refrigerator must be pharmaceutical grade to hold medication/vaccines Must maintain the temperature within 2°C-8°C (36°F-46°F) range for medication purposes Must be able to stay within temperature range up to 6 days at the minimum when power cut without any additional batteries for emergencies Able to manage a comprehensive vaccine organization system Must be low power consumption energy efficient, consuming 20 watts per hour max Must have at least a holding capacity of over 200 boxes of 10 x 0.5 ml vials or 70 boxes of 10 single dose syringes (based on typical manufacturer box sizes) at minimum. Capacity comparable to typical 21ft³ upright models at the minimum. External size dimensions must be equal or smaller than 38 x28 x35 Must come with at least 3 baskets on top and at least 2 baskets on the bottom The weight of the refrigerator must be equal or less than 200lbs Must have certified and ISO 17025 calibrated temperature monitoring Must have at least 2 years parts and service warranty and 5-year compressor Purchase of refrigerators must not require scheduled maintenance If you are interested and are capable of providing the required supplies, please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. 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. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333415 (1,250 employees). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 6/24/2022 10:00 AM Pacific Time. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.