65--GAMBRO BRAND DIALYZERS AND SUPPLIES FOR VA'S DIALYSIS CENTER IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center at Fayetteville, North Carolina has a recurring requirement for Gambro Brand Dialyzers and Supplies to support operations at their remote Dialysis Center, also located in Fayetteville, NC. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113; size standard is 750 employees. Delivery of supplies shall be to a VA warehouse at the following address: VA Warehouse 504 Cumberland Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Department of Veterans Affairs is required by Public Law 109-461 to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned or small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as determined by the Contracting Officer should the requirement go to solicitation. The following supplies are being sought: ITEM # MPN DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITIES 1 109536 Cartridge blood set 550 cases 2 110634 Dialyzer, hemodialysis 106 cases 3 110633 Dialyzer, hemodialysis 130 cases 4 114014 Cartridge, powder bicart 550 cases 5 109733 Cartridge, powder bicart bicarbonate 770 cases This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to any particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice become property of the Government. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. A capable respondent is generally considered a manufacturer or authorized distributor of the required products. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS number (www.dnb.com), list of available compatible products, the geographical location the respondent is able to service, and documentation of authorized distributor certification if partnered with a manufacturer. (1) Business size (small or large business concern), and number of employees; (2) Type of small business a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business b. Veteran Owned Small Business c. Small Disadvantaged d. HubZone e. Woman Owned f. Small Business Responses to this notice should be emailed to the Contracting Officer at e-mail address: contact@example.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 4:00PM EST, November 3, 2016. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov.