65--NUCLEOFECTOR

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. In preparation for an equipment procurement, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX is performing market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, hub zone, 8(a), small disadvantage business, woman-owned, small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113 that can offer the services listed below: STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES Transaction Number: 580-17-2-7103-0560 A. PURPOSE The purpose is to procure A LONZA NUCLEOFECTOR 2B for patient care. Seeking distributors of the LONZA Brand Name or Equivalent products listed below. B. QUANTITY ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT ESTIMATED NUCLEOFECTOR 2b Plug IEC C 13 USA NUCLEOFECTOR 2b Device Guarantee Extension (1 year) Shipping and Handling#1517079 KIT-TUBING-ASPIRATOR-SURGICAL NUCLEOFECTOR Interested companies shall submit an electronic statement/attachment outlining their company's capability and capacity to provide the products/services requested. Also, firms shall provide their business size status in accordance with the small business administration website (www.sba.gov) for the above referenced NAICS code they fall within (i.e. small businesses, 8(a) firms, HUB Zones, small disabled veteran owned businesses, etc.) This Sources sought is for informational purposes only and all businesses able to provide this equipment are encouraged to submit information regardless of Business size. Please respond per contact@example.gov No Later than Thursday May 25, 2017 by 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements. 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.