6515--Wound Dressings (VA-20-00061410)

Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice- National Contracts Standardization Program The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Offers are not being solicited at this time. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this request for information. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Acquisition Center is conducting market research for the procurement of Group A) non-adherent moist dressings and Group B) transparent film dressings of various types and sizes for the Pharmacy Personnel Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Indian Health Service (IHS), and Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). This procurement will result in a national mandatory requirement contract for the above agencies (for outpatient pharmacy use only). Other companies with the same/similar product will be blocked out for ordering; therefore, it is our goal to award lower than FSS/Open Market prices on the resultant national contract based on purchases of a committed volume. These products will be awarded per group in the aggregate for the base year and all option years included in the solicitation. Please provide a response to the following: 1. Is your Company able to meet the following minimum requirements: __________________ a. National Product Code: Offerors shall provide a separate and distinct twelve-digit Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) or Universal Product Code number (UPC) number unique to the offeror or manufacturer for the product proposed. Does your company/the manufacturer have a unique GTIN or UPC? _____________ b. If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the offered items, the offeror shall submit a letter of commitment from the manufacturer to the offeror which will assure the offeror a source of supply sufficient to satisfy the Government's requirements for the contract period. Name of Manufacturer: _________________ (Small or Large Business) Would you be able to provide a letter of commitment from the manufacturer of the offered product? _____________ c. Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor: This requirement is for ordering by Pharmacy Personnel at the Department of Veterans Affairs and participating Other Government Agencies. The contractor shall ensure that chargeback agreements with the PPVs have been executed with sufficient time to permit the PPVs to begin timely distribution of Government orders, if an award is made. Does your company currently have a business-to-business agreement with the PPV? _________ d. Under NAICS code 339113, is your company size (check one): Large Business ______ Small Business ______ If your company is a small business, are you Veteran-owned/Service-Disabled Veteran-owned? (Please note you must be VetBiz certified to qualify for a VOSB/SDVOSB set-aside) ___________ e. If a small business, does your company manufacture at least 50% of the product offered?_________ f. Is the offered end-product U.S end-made or designated end made product? _________ g. Can your company meet the following product description and usage? ________ h. If so, for which groups can your company provide products? Note that an offer will only be considered for a group if the offeror can provide all products and estimated quantities within that group. ______________________________________________________________________ If your company can provide products for one or more of the groups below, please indicate the quantity per box and box quantity per case that your company offers to its commercial customers for each applicable group. Group A: Non-Adherent Moist Dressings (SIN A-3B) 1a. Gauze, Petrolatum: Absorbent, fine mesh gauze impregnated with white petrolatum. Sterile, individually wrapped. Not made with natural rubber latex. Product dimensions and annual use listed below: Dimensions Annual Units Quantity per Box Qty of Boxes/Case 3 x 9 19,606 3 x 18 36,965 Comparable items: Cardinal, CuradTM Medline, McKesson 2a. Gauze, Petrolatum with 3% bismuth tribromophenate: Absorbent, fine mesh gauze impregnated with white petrolatum and 3% bismuth tribromophenate. Non-adherent, occlusive. Sterile, individually wrapped. Not made with natural rubber latex. Product dimensions and annual use listed below: Dimensions Annual Units Quantity per Box Qty of Boxes/Case 1 x 8 18,900 5 x 9 154,570 Comparable items: XeroformTM Cardinal, CuradTM Medline, McKesson Group B: Transparent Film Dressings (SIN A-4A) 1b. Dressing, Transparent Film Dressing: Adhesive Film dressing with frame style delivery. Semi-permeable and water resistant. Sterile, individually wrapped. Not made with natural rubber latex. Product dimensions and annual use listed below: Dimensions Annual Units Quantity per Box Qty of Boxes/Case 2-3/8 x 2-3/4 20,952 4 x 4.75 117,624 6 x 8 28,128 Comparable items: 3M TegadermTM, Cardinal Health, Medline SuresiteTM, McKesson Medical One award will be made in the aggregate for Group A, line items 1 and 2. Group B may be awarded separately. The Government may award two separate contracts for Groups A and B, or one contract will be awarded for both groups. To be considered for award, offerors must submit a price for the base year and all four option years for the groups proposed. 2. Is your Company interested in submitting a response to a solicitation? ________ 3. As this is a national standardized contract, our preference is for a base plus four option years to provide our customers continuity and consistency of product by allowing long term committed purchases of your product. If interested, please indicate Base year and how many Option periods, not to exceed 4. _________________ 4. If an award were to be made based on the above requirements, would your company be able to begin supplying the product in the estimated quantities within 60 days of the contract award date? ___________ 5. If your company is not interested in participating, please respond with the reason why. This aids our market research for future procurements. ______________________________________________________________________ If you could provide your responses by next Wednesday, June 9th, 2020 it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Teresa Hussain at contact@example.gov if you have any questions.