8470--Brand Name or Equal - Armored Plate AK Level - 10"x12" Regular Cut - Mult-curve

2 | Page THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name or Equal - Armored Republic Body Armor - Armored Plates. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. 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 classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 339113 and 2022 Size Standard of 750 employees. 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 are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking vendors who can provide Brand Name or Equal - Armored Republic Body Armor - Armored Plates per the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW). The vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. See attached draft SOW. INSTRUCTIONS: RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Primary Information: Company Name: Point of Contact (POC) name: Email address: Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Please indicate your business classification for NAICS 339113 below: _____ Small Business _____Other than Small Business If your business classification is Small Business, do you qualify under any of the following certification programs and socio-economic category? _____ Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) _____ Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) _____ HUBZone _____ Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) _____ 8(a) If a SD/VOSB set-aside is determined to be issued for this request, will you be able to comply with VAAR 852.219-76 for supplies? Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. If you are not the manufacture of the requested product, do you have an Authorized Distributorship Letter issued from the manufacturer (If applicable)? The attached SOW is a Draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are 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. Response is due by 06/02/2023 at 1700 Pacific. Please submit e-mail responses to Mr. Dennis Salmonsen, Contract Specialist, at email address: contact@example.gov. Please place Brand Name or Equal Body Armor in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 100.00 EA __________________ __________________ Brand Name or Equal - Armored Republic Body Armor - Armored Plate AK Level 3A+Size: 10"x12" Regular Cut Mult-curve Contract Period: Base POP Begin: POP End: LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: PLATE-AK 10x12R 0002 100.00 EA __________________ __________________ Brand Name or Equal - Armored Republic Body Armor - Armored Plate AK Side Armor Level 3A+Size: 6"x 6" Contract Period: Base POP Begin: POP End: LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: PLATE-AK Side Armor 6x6 GRAND TOTAL __________________ NOTE: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these supplies 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 Sources Sought notice