6515--Prosthetics Fabrication and Repair

Page 1 of Page 1 of 2 Page 1 of THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION 1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of providing the required equipment. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is NAICS 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. 3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 4:00 PM (EST) on December 2nd, 2020 by providing the following via email only to Shavon Bogan at contact@example.gov. Please provide the following: a) company name b) address c) point of contact d) phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact e) DUNS number f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). g) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to provide the required services and supplies to the below VA Medical Centers. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar supplies. 1. VA Long Beach Healthcare System 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 Coverage: CA Counties-Los Angeles, Orange 2. VA Loma Linda Healthcare System 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 Coverage: CA Counties: Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino 3. VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92161 Coverage: CA Counties: San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, 4. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90073 Coverage: CA Counties-Los Angeles, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo 4. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. a) If respondent is SDVOSB or VOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested equipment keeping within the parameters of this clause. b) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows: In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, a SDVOSB/VOSB contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree, in the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to its firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. 5. Required Equipment: The Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN-22), is seeking a contractor that can provide the following: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22, provides prosthetic limbs and related services to Veterans who are eligible for VA health care services and have medical needs for such items and services. This acquisition will supplement VA in providing comprehensive prosthetic care and support to the Veterans in need. The Contractor must fabricate and/or repair all prosthetic limbs in strict conformance to the prosthetic prescription that has been provided by the VA Amputee Clinic Team. The VA will provide a list of approved L Codes for work to be provided by the Contractor for the specific prescription. The Contractor must not add or substitute components or alter the veteran s prescription in any way without prior approval and written authorization from the VA Amputee Clinic Team, Prosthetic Representative or designee. The solicitation only includes commercial items. Products that are not commercial items are considered experimental and purchase of experimental products shall not be authorized under this solicitation. ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY A VA Long Beach, CA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM A-1 New Prosthetic Fabrication 365 A-2 Prosthetic Repair 920 A-3 Service for NOC Coded Items 10 B VA Loma Linda, CA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM B-1 New Prosthetic Fabrication 1075 B-2 Prosthetic Repair 1125 B-3 Service for NOC Coded Items 10 C VA San Diego, CA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM C-1 New Prosthetic Fabrication 1455 C-2 Prosthetic Repair 2930 C-3 Service for NOC Coded Items 10 D VA Greater Los Angeles, CA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM D-1 New Prosthetic Fabrication 6 D-2 Prosthetic Repair 10 D-3 Service for NOC Coded Items 10 6. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov, can provide the supplies, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. 7. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://beta.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. 8. The Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) in accordance with 13 CFR § 121.406, September 4, 2019 applies to this acquisition. a) For small business set-asides other than construction or service contracts the prime contractor that s supplying products to the government is required to cover at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing those products. The non-manufacturer rule is an exception to that requirement. The rule allows a small business to supply products it did not manufacture as long as those products come from another small business. b) A manufacturer is defined as a business that, with its own facilities, performs primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end product being acquired. In other words, a manufacturer makes or produces products. Businesses may qualify as a non-manufacturer if it meets the following criteria: Does not exceed 500 employees Is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied Will supply the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement See Title 13 Part 121.406 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for detailed information about the non-manufacturer rule. --End of Sources Sought Announcement