6530--AETHON TUG - PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY SERVICE

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT for the Asheville NC VA Medical Center. Information collected during this Sources Sought may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 339113. The NAICS size is 1000 employees. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA at http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/ and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at https://vetbiz.va.gov/ as an SDVOSB or VOSB. A Contractor that proposes to provide a supply that is not manufactured by their organization (nonmanufacturer) shall meet the requirements of FAR 19.102(f). Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to, Contract Specialist John Harmsen at contact@example.gov no-later-than wednesday 6 July 2022 at 4:00PM, EST, referencing 36C24622Q0751. Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) GSA/FSS/NAC Contract Number, if applicable (3) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (4) SAM # and NAICS code (5) Business Size SMALL or LARGE (6) Type of Business: service disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. (7) A concern that is not a manufacturer of the supply shall provide the manufacturers name and size standard. If the concern is the manufacturer and the sole distributor, please provide documentation to that effect. Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov To be considered SDVOSB/VOSB, must be registered in VIP http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/ Supplies are to include only a Trade Agreements Act, Free Trade Agreement Act or other covered trades act and Buy America Act compliant items. Items that are not TAA/BAA compliant must be clearly identified by the Contractor should the contractor choose to offer a quote if a RFQ is published. FOB is Destination. Delivery is to: Asheville NC VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805. Title of Project: Aethon TUG2 The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables. Lab Service at the Charles George VA Medical Center is requesting the Aethon T2.5 TUG , which is smart autonomous mobile robot that securely delivers medications, specimens, and other materials. Using assignable and lockable drawers accessible through a combination of pin-code and fingerprint scanning technology ensures reliable and secure delivery. The door cart can be used to securely deliver larger items. Description of Tasks and Associated Deliverables: The contractor shall provide the specific deliverables described below. Task One: Salvage two existing older Lab TUGs. Task Two: The contractor shall provide (1) Atheon TUG T2.5 and implementation. Deliverable One: Implementation Deliverable Two: TUG T2.5 POC John Harmsen @ contact@example.gov