6515--Ventilator Supplies VISN 15

36C25520Q0327 This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office (NCO 15) in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 is conducting market research to determine industry capabilities for providing supplies for ventilators, such as tubing, filters, circuits, adapters, sensors, exhalation valve, etc. The supplies are needed for Draeger Evita Infinity V500, Hamilton G5, GE Engstrom and Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators. This is a Request for Information only and not a solicitation for award. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 understands this is a fluid situation where the landscape of availability is constantly changing. The primary purpose of this announcement is to identify potential sources, product offerings, availability and/or challenges to procuring and obtaining such items to rapidly meet emerging requirements. Therefore, to the extent practical, additional market research may be conducted prior to posting any solicitation to capture the snapshot of the availability at that specific point in time. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15, urges those companies that can provide the following category of items to respond even after the initial response due date of Wednesday, April 30, 2020, 2:00 PM, CST. Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking vendors capable of providing the following requirements. This is not a formal solicitation or an award. The government reserves the right to determine based on the responses whether to compete, award some, all or nothing as a result of this notice. The government is seeking a firm-fixed, FOB destination requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking the Industry to provide supplies for ventilators, such as tubing, filters, circuits, adapters, sensors, exhalation valve, etc. The supplies are needed for Draeger Evita Infinity V500, Hamilton G5, GE Engstrom and Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators. Any firm who believes they can provide the above requirements in whole or in part, should respond to this notice with written notification to the Contracting Officer. The notice shall include capability of the company to provided supplies and company DUNS number. The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking the Industry to provide supplies for ventilators, such as tubing, filters, circuits, adapters, sensors, exhalation valve, etc. The supplies are needed for Draeger Evita Infinity V500, Hamilton G5, GE Engstrom and Puritan Bennett 840 ventilators. Please contact Frank Novello via email for any questions at contact@example.gov. Initial responses are requested by April 30, 2020, 2:00 PM, CST. However, The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15, urges those companies that can provide supplies for ventilators to submit capabilities beyond respond date. .