6515--Consignment Edwards Heart Valve

Page 1 of 3 Subject: Sources Sought, Edwards Heart Valves Consignment for VA San Francisco Healthcare System (VASFHCS), Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The purpose of this sources sought is to conduct market research to support the procurement of Edwards Heart Valves Consignment for VASFHCS. This notice serves to survey the market in an attempt to ascertain whether or not sources are capable of providing the requested services. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. The sources sought effort is intended to assess industry capabilities and develop/support the intended direction of acquisition planning. The Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. This sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this notice. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking vendors who can provide brand name or equal Inspiris Aortic Heart Valve, MC3 Annuloplasty, Mitral Annuloplasty rings, Mitris Mitral Heart Valve, and the Intuity Elite Heart Valves, or equal, currently distributed by Edwards Lifescience. The vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Model # Description 11500A19 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 19MM 11500A21 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 21MM 11500A23 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 23MM 11500A25 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 25MM 11500A27 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 27MM 11500A29 INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE, 29MM 4900T28 MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM 28T 4900T30 MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM 30T 4900T32 MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM 32T 4900T34 MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM 34T 4900T36 MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM 36T 5200M26 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 26M 5200M28 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 28M 5200M30 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 30M 5200M32 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 32M 5200M34 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 34M 5200M36 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 36M 5200M38 PHYSIO II MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING 38M 11400M25 MITRIS RESILIA MITRAL VALVE, 25MM 11400M27 MITRIS RESILIA MITRAL VALVE, 27MM 11400M29 MITRIS RESILIA MITRAL VALVE, 29MM 11400M31 MITRIS RESILIA MITRAL VALVE, 31MM 11400M33 MITRIS RESILIA MITRAL VALVE, 33MM 8300KITB19A EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM 19A 8300KITB21A EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM 21A 8300KITB23A EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM 23A 8300KITB25A EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM 25A 8300KITB27A EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM 27A INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a brief description, two-three (2-3) pages (including cover letter) that demonstrates how your company can provide the requested equipment and/or services. Provide authorized distributor memo from the manufacturer. Include past experience in providing this system to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. Please specify your availability and your address. The above salient characteristics are a draft, and are NOT finalized. If any portions seem unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU HOLD A GSA FEDERAL-SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT THAT COVERS THIS EQUIPMENT AND/OR SERVICES AND, IF SO, THE CONTRACT NUMBER. Provide BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantages business (c) If disadvantages, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (e) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (f) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. If not, please NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry (g) link to the respondent s General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, or attached file of same, if applicable (h) citation of any current or past customers (i.e., within the past two (2) years) to include contract number, point of contact telephone number or e-mail address; and (i) other material relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm. Response is due by 08:00 Pacific time, Monday, January 16, 2023. Please submit e-mail responses to Alex Hernandez, Contract Specialist, at email address: contact@example.gov. Your response should include a STATEMENT OF CAPABLILITY, GSA SCHEDULE INFORMATION, PROOF OF AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR/DEALER, DUNS#, BUSINESS SIZE, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place Attention: Edwards Heart Valve SF in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. NOTE: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure this equipment and/or services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exists at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.